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The principal-agent problem, as applied to the labor market, would have the:
A. employer as the agent and the worker as the principal.
B. employer as the principal and the worker as the agent.
C. employer and worker as the principals, and the customer as the agent.
D. customer as the principal, and the employer and worker as the agents.

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