When Cheating Is Less Profitable or Easier to Detect, a Cartel

question 29

True/False

When cheating is less profitable or easier to detect, a cartel will be easier to sustain.

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Definitions:

Isoquant

A curve that represents all combinations of inputs that result in the production of a given level of output.

Output

The quantity of goods or services produced by a firm, industry, or economy in a specified period.

Production Function

An equation that quantifies the output that can be generated from different combinations of factor inputs, reflecting the efficiency and technology of the production process.

Returns To Scale

The change in output resulting from a proportional change in all input factors; identifies if output increases at a faster, equal, or slower rate than inputs.