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Category: Alternative Theories Of The Firm
Which of the following is NOT a common reason for a merger?
A. To increase competition
B. To reduce uncertainty
C. To achieve faster growth
D. To achieve economies of scale
The divorce of owner ship and control causes a problem usually referred to by economists as ?
A. profit myopia
B. principal-agent problem.
C. merger mania.
D. moral hazard
The divorce of ownership and control tends to occur in ?
A. sole proprietors
B. partnerships
C. public limited companies
D. monopolies
Sales maximization is likely to take place in markets that are ?
A. contestable
B. perfectly competitive
C. oligopolistic
D. export-oriented
The traditional profit-maximizing theory of the firm has been criticized by some economists because ?
A. firms do not know how to maximize profits.
B. firms have other aims
C. it does not explain monopolistic competition
D. Both the first and second option
Williamson suggests that managers might NOT try to achieve ?
A. respect of other managers.
B. maximum profits.
C. job security
D. a large number of subordinates
The merger of two clothing firms would be a ____ merger?
A. horizontal
B. vertical
C. homogeneous
D. conglomerate
A firm may be unable to maximize profits because it ?
A. does not know its MC and MR
B. has too much information
C. has too little information
D. The first and third option
Galbraith’s idea that firms are controlled by a technostructure supports _________ theories?
A. Williamson’s
B. classical economic
C. Marxist
D. monetarist
A sale maximizing firm will produce where ?
A. AR minus AC is maximized
B. MC = MR
C. quantity sold is maximized
D. sales revenue is maximized
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