Costs to the Firm Arising from Reaching Agreements on Input

question 127

Multiple Choice

Costs to the firm arising from reaching agreements on input prices with suppliers and then ensuring that terms of agreements are fulfilled, are called

• A) negotiation costs.
• B) agency costs.
• C) transactions costs.
• D) implicit costs.

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