In a principal-agent problem, if the contract used leads to the maximum of the principal's and agent's combined value (profits, payoffs), we can say that this contract features
A) inefficiency in production, since only the principal's profits should be maximized.
B) inefficiency in production, since only the agent's payoffs should be maximized.
C) efficiency in production.
D) inefficiency in production, since the agent's payoffs should be maximized and the principal's profits should be minimized.
C
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Specialization is another word for
A) pursuing one's comparative advantage. B) the division of labor. C) producing at a comparably lower opportunity cost. D) all of the above. E) none of the above.
U.S. antitrust laws view monopolies as undesirable because
A) monopolies restrain trade and promote inefficiencies. B) monopolies create inferior products. C) monopolies produce only capital goods. D) monopolies produce only cheap, low quality goods.