If the Incentive to Take Advantage of a Conflict of Interest

question 26

Multiple Choice

If the incentive to take advantage of a conflict of interest is high

• A)removing the economies of scope that created the conflict may induce higher costs because of the decrease in the flow of reliable information.
• B)then the government must step in to remove the conflict.
• C)the costs of non-action in removing the conflict will always be higher than the cost of removing the conflict.
• D)firms will always step in and work to remove the conflict.

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