Assume that firms in an oligopoly are currently colluding to set price and output to maximize total industry profit. If the oligopolies are forced to stop colluding, the price charged by the oligopolies would ________ and the total output produced will ________.
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- In a market with a dominant firm， it makes sense to assume that （ ）。 A: the fringe firms will set the industry price and the dominant firm will take that price as given. B: none of the above C: the dominant firm will set the industry price and the fringe firms will take that price as given. D: the dominant firm will set the industry price and the fringe firms will also make their price.
- For any given price, a firm in a competitive market will maximize<br/>profit by selecting the level of output at which price intersects the<br/>( ) A: average total cost curve. B: average variable cost curve. C: marginal cost curve. D: marginal revenue curve.
- In Bertrand Model， two firms select output of the products in order to maximize profit。（ ）
- Economists normally assume that the goal of a firm is to (i) sell as much of their product as possible. (ii) set the price of the product as high as possible. (iii) maximize profit.
- Monopolists will maximize profit by producing at an output level where which of the following conditions exists（） A: Price = marginal revenue = marginal cost. B: Price = demand = marginal revenue = marginal cost. C: Marginal revenue = marginal cost ＜ price.