Use the Following to Answer Question

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
-(Table: Demand Schedule of Gadgets) Use Table: Demand Schedule of Gadgets.The market for gadgets consists of two producers,Margaret and Ray.Each firm can produce gadgets with no marginal cost or fixed cost.Suppose that these two producers have formed a cartel,agreed to split production of output evenly,and are maximizing total industry profits.If Margaret decides to cheat on the agreement and sell 100 more gadgets,Margaret's quantity effect will be a(n) _____ in profit of _____.

• A)decrease;$250
• B)increase;$150
• C)increase;$400
• D)decrease;$400

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Definitions:

Vickrey Auction

A sealed-bid auction in which the item is awarded to the highest bidder, but the winner pays only the second-highest bid.

Increasing Bids

A situation in an auction where participants continuously raise their bid amounts to outcompete others.

Oral Auction

A public sale where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder through spoken bids, typically led by an auctioneer.

Vickrey Auction

A sealed-bid auction where the highest bidder wins but pays the price offered by the second-highest bidder.