The global financial crisis of 2007-2009 not only led to a worldwide recession, but also a ________ in the European nations that use the euro currency

The principal-agent problem

A) occurs when managers have more incentive to maximize profits than the stockholders-owners do. B) in financial markets helps to explain why equity is a relatively important source of finance for American business. C) would not arise if the owners of the firm had complete information about the activities of the managers. D) explains why direct finance is more important than indirect finance as a source of business finance.

A monopolistic competitive firm is inefficient because the firm:

a. earns positive economic profit in the long run. b. is producing at an output corresponding to the condition that marginal cost equals price. c. is not maximizing its profit. d. produces an output where average total cost is not minimum.