During Certain Periods in the Past Few Decades, If One

question 90

Multiple Choice

During certain periods in the past few decades, if one of the three major breakfast cereal producers in the United States announced a price increase, the other two announced a similar price increase.This is a good example of

• A)monopolistic competition
• B)a cartel
• C)a pure monopoly
• D)the kinked demand curve model of oligopoly
• E)the price leadership model of oligopoly

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