-(Exhibit: Monopoly Through Collusion) Given the Duopoly Industry Illustrated in the Exhibit

question 218

Multiple Choice

-(Exhibit: Monopoly Through Collusion) Given the duopoly industry illustrated in the exhibit, if each firm acted on the belief that it faced demand curve D₂ and acted without consideration of the other, each firm would attempt to maximize economic profits by producing quantity _______ and setting price equal to _______ .

• A) Q₄; P₁
• B) Q₄; P₂
• C) Q₁; P3
• D) Q₂; P₂

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Degrees of Freedom

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