If a Profit-Maximizing Oligopolist Has a Kinked Demand Curve, a Downward

question 40

Multiple Choice

If a profit-maximizing oligopolist has a kinked demand curve, a downward shift in its marginal cost curve:

• A) may not affect output or price.
• B) increases output or price but not both.
• C) reduces both output and price.
• D) reduces output but not price.

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