Prior to the Formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting

question 96

Multiple Choice

Prior to the formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries,individual oil producing nations,

• A) Operated like sellers in a competitive market
• B) Behaved like individual sellers in a monopoly market
• C) Had considerable control over the price of oil
• D) Both b and

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