What happens to the market outcome if cartel members cheat on the collusive agreement?
A) Price declines, but firm-level quantities remain the same because the firms act like price takers
B) Price and quantity revert to the single-seller monopoly equilibrium outcome
C) Other firms raise prices so that the average market price remains unchanged
D) Price declines and quantity increases toward the perfectly competitive equilibrium
ANSWER
D
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