Facilitators of Trade (Such as Pierre Omidyar, the Developer of EBay)

question 140

Multiple Choice

Facilitators of trade (such as Pierre Omidyar, the developer of eBay) :

• A) may become very rich since they are creating value for many individuals.
• B) find it very hard to profit from their services since they are not directly involved in the trades.
• C) typically only profit from their services if they are able to obtain government patent rights.
• D) are usually seen as taking advantage of consumers.

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