Question

A. State and describe the concept that leads to "conflict of goals between a firm's managers and its shareholders. Give a modern day example of this concept, and discuss some potential solutions.
b. State and describe the concept that states, "factors of production are somewhat immobile." Give an example with detail.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

a. State and describe the concept that leads to "conflict of goals between a firm's managers and its shareholders. Give a modern day example of this concept, and discuss some potential solutions.

This is referred to as the agency problem. This brings about conflict of goals between the manager and the shareholders. An example is when the managers use the resources of the company for their own personal benefits or in a scenario whereby the managers fake the earnings so that the stock prices will rise temporarily.

b. State and describe the concept that states, "factors of production are somewhat immobile." Give an example with detail.

This is referred to as imperfect market theory. When transferring labor, capital or other resources, there are costs attached to the transfer and restrictions as well. .