Self- Interest Makes Cartels Unstable for All of the Following

question 73

Multiple Choice

Self- interest makes cartels unstable for all of the following reasons except which one?

• A)Each firm has the incentive to produce more than the agreed upon quantity.
• B)Each firm has an incentive to be the whistle- blower.
• C)Each firm has the incentive to lower their costs by producing less than the agreed upon quantity.
• D)Each firm has an incentive to be the first to report and confess cartel behavior.

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