A Collusive Agreement to Form a Cartel Is Difficult to Maintain

question 127

Multiple Choice

A collusive agreement to form a cartel is difficult to maintain because

• A) each member firm can increase its own profits by cutting its price and selling more.
• B) forming a cartel is legal but frowned upon throughout the world.
• C) supply will decrease because of the high cartel price.
• D) demanders will rebel once they realize a cartel has been formed.
• E) each firm can increase its profit if it decreases its production even more than the decrease set by the cartel.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

Direct labor refers to the wages paid to workers directly involved in the manufacture of products or the provision of services.

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs related to manufacturing beyond direct materials and direct labor, including utilities, depreciation of factory equipment, and factory rent.

Process Cost System

An accounting method used to track cost related to processes or departments when mass-producing identical or similar products.

Work In Process Inventory

The value of partially completed goods or products that are in the process of being manufactured.