If Firms in a Duopoly Can Successfully Collude

question 89

Multiple Choice

If firms in a duopoly can successfully collude,

• A) the industry, that is, both firms taken together, can earn the maximum economic profit.
• B) each firm can earn an economic profit.
• C) the firms achieve a cooperative equilibrium.
• D) All of the above answers are true.

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