Assume That Firms in an Oligopoly Are Currently Colluding to Set

question 198

Multiple Choice

Assume that firms in an oligopoly are currently colluding to set price and output to maximize total industry profit. If the government forces the oligopolists to stop colluding, the price charged by the oligopolies will ________ and the total output produced will ________.

• A) increase; increase
• B) increase; decrease
• C) decrease; increase
• D) decrease; decrease

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Definitions:

Cakes

Baked desserts that are usually sweet, made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, and eggs.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm operates on a larger scale due to inefficiencies that arise.

Long-Run Average Cost

The per-unit cost of production in the long run, where all inputs are variable and economies of scale have been reached.

Marginal Cost

The cost incurred in producing one additional unit of a product or service.