If the firms in an oligopolistic industry can collude effectively (from the firms' viewpoints), the resulting price and output in the market will be most similar to that of
a. a competitive price-searcher market.
b. pure monopoly.
c. bilateral monopoly.
d. a competitive price-taker market.
B
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