Asymmetric Information Is a Situation in Which

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Multiple Choice

Asymmetric information is a situation in which

• A) information possessed by one party in a transaction is not known by another party.
• B) information possessed by one party in a transaction is also known by another party.
• C) the government has information that it chooses to pass along to private firms.
• D) private firms have information that they choose to pass along to the government.

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