If an Important Component of a Firm's Production Process Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

If an important component of a firm's production process is difficult to specify in a contract and even more difficult to enforce in its production standards,then it probably makes sense to:

• A)buy the component in the open market.
• B)use a simple short-term contract.
• C)vertically integrate upstream to build the component.
• D)incur information cost.

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