When a oligopolist individually chooses its level of production to maximize its profits it charges a price that is ?
Correct answer: D. less than the price charged by a monopoly and more than the price charged by a competitive market
- A. more than the price charged by either monopoly or a competitive market
- B. less than the price charged by either monopoly or a competitive market
- C. more than the price charged by a monopoly and less then the price charged by a competitive market
- D. less than the price charged by a monopoly and more than the price charged by a competitive market
Explanation
With independent profit-maximising output choices, an oligopoly produces more than a monopoly but less than perfect competition. Its price therefore lies below the monopoly price and above the competitive price.
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