Tina's Bakery and Cliff's Cupcakes & More Participate in a Duopoly

question 19

Multiple Choice

Tina's Bakery and Cliff's Cupcakes & More participate in a duopoly and are maximizing profits. If Tina decides to increase her production of baked goods, the total combined profit of the two firms would:

• A) not change.
• B) increase.
• C) decrease.
• D) first increase and then decrease.

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