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Even When Allowed to Collude, Firms in an Oligopoly May

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Even when allowed to collude, firms in an oligopoly may choose to cheat on their agreements with the rest of the cartel. Why?


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Unit Product Cost

The total cost (direct materials, direct labor, and overhead) divided by the number of units produced.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead - in the cost of a product.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost assigned to a single unit of product, including direct materials, direct labor, and allocated overhead.

Absorption Costing

An approach in financial accounting that wraps all expenses incurred in manufacturing including direct materials, direct labor, and all overhead (variable and fixed), into the product's cost.

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