Which of the following is an example of lobbyists working to influence government policy and legislation? the centers for disease control and prevention sponsor antismoking ads showing diseased smokers. the american medical association sponsors ads criticizing the 30 percent cuts in medicare payments to doctors. the american heart association runs ads that announce that it is heart disease prevention month. the department of education sends out a press release about the national common core curriculum.

Adrawback of short-term contracting as an alternative to making a component in-house is thata. it is the most-integrated alternative to performing an activity so the principal company has no control over the agent. b. the supplying firm has no incentive to make any transaction-specific investments to increase performance or quality. c. it fails to allow a long planning period that individual market transactions provide. d. the buying firm cannot demand lower prices due to the lack of a competitive bidding process.