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.
B
You might also like to view...
Which of the following would NOT be considered a consumption good?
A) a new sweater B) tools used to cut metal on an auto production line C) a jar of Skippy peanut butter D) a bottle of Scotch whiskey
If two countries agree to specialize and trade based on comparative advantage, which of the following is most likely to be true?
A) Both of the countries will consume outside their respective production possibilities curves. B) One of the countries will end up receiving all of the gains from trade. C) One of the countries will both consume and produce on its production possibilities curve. D) Only one of the countries will produce on and consume outside its production possibilities curve.