ECO 550 Check Your Understanding - Week 8

Week 8 – Check Your Understanding

Chapter 15 Exercise 2, 5, and 6

2. If contract promises were not excused because of acts of war, would the clearing and settlements clients of Bank of New York change their behavior?  If so, how?  What reliance behavior would be considered excessive? 

5. Would warehouse operators insist on owning their own trucking companies?  Why or why not?  What coordination and control problems and contractual hazards would these companies encounter? 

6. What organizational form would warehouses operators and truck hauling companies adopt?