What Happens to the Market Outcome If Cartel Members Cheat

question 20

Multiple Choice

What happens to the market outcome if cartel members cheat on the collusive agreement?

• A) Price declines, but firm-level quantities remain the same because the firms act like price takers.
• B) Price and quantity revert to the single-seller monopoly equilibrium outcome.
• C) Other firms raise prices so that the average market price remains unchanged.
• D) Price declines and quantity increases toward the perfectly competitive equilibrium.

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