If Oligopolists Engage in Collusion and Successfully Form a Cartel

question 13

Multiple Choice

If oligopolists engage in collusion and successfully form a cartel, the market outcome is

• A) the same as if it were served by competitive firms.
• B) efficient because cooperation improves efficiency.
• C) the same as if it were served by a monopoly.
• D) known as a Nash equilibrium.

Describe the limitations of modifying circularity tolerance on an MMC basis.

Differentiate circularity from straightness in the context of geometric dimensioning.

Identify symbols used in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to represent form tolerances (such as cylindricity and flatness) and their meanings.

Understand the concept of overall flatness and local flatness within the surface flatness context.

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