Which of the Following Statements Is True of Transaction Costs

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of transaction costs?

• A) When the costs of pursuing an activity in-house are more than the costs of transacting for that activity in the market, then the concerned firm should vertically integrate.
• B) When companies transact in the open market, they incur internal transaction costs.
• C) Transaction costs exclusively consist of external costs associated with economic exchanges.
• D) Transaction costs are necessary to explain and predict the boundaries of a firm.

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