The Effect of Product Differentiation Is To

question 103

Multiple Choice

The effect of product differentiation is to:

• A)start a price war.
• B)reduce prices to the noncooperative level.
• C)reduce the intensity of competition among the firms in the oligopoly.
• D)increase the intensity of competition among the firms in the oligopoly.

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