33. In the value process, the estimation of the _______________ has historically been somewhat neglected in relation to the other steps in the process.

a. Rate structure.
b. Rate level.
c. Allowable operating costs.
d. Rate base.
e. Allowable rate of return.

43. An illustration of a non-credible commitment is the promise:

a. To not increase capacity in a declining industry.
b. To match a new entrant's discount price.
c. To enter a profitable industry.
d. To restrain output to the quota assigned by a cartel.
e. To exit in the face of projected losses.

46. The problems of asymmetric information exchange arise ultimately because:

a. One party to the exchange possesses different information than another.
b. One party has more information than another.
c. One party knows nothing.
d. One party can not independently verify the information of another.
e. Information is scarce.