-Oscar and Felix Are the Only Firms That Clean Offices

question 252

Multiple Choice

-Oscar and Felix are the only firms that clean offices in a large city. They agree to operate as a cartel. The payoff matrix above gives the economic profit that each firm can make. If Felix cheats on the agreement but Oscar complies, Felix makes an economic profit of ________ and Oscar makes an economic profit of ________.

• A) $10 million; $10 million
• B) $1 million; $1 million
• C) -$2 million; $12 million
• D) $12 million; -$2 million

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