A Typical Firm in a Cartel Will Hold Which of the Following

question 116

Multiple Choice

A typical firm in a cartel will hold which of the following attitudes?

• A) If everyone cheats, I'm better off, and so is everyone in the cartel.
• B) If I alone cheat, I'm better off; if everyone cheats, I'm worse off.
• C) I can never do better for myself than following agreed-upon cartel rules.
• D) If I suspect others are planning to cheat, I'll do best for myself by deciding not to cheat.

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