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The above payoff matrix shows the economic profits (in millions of dollars) of two firms in a duopoly that have agreed to a cartel agreement to restrict their output and set their prices equal to the monopoly price.
 
  Assuming the game is played once, the equilibrium outcome is where A) both choose the monopoly price.
  B) both choose the competitive price.
  C) firm A chooses the monopoly price and firm B chooses the competitive price.
  D) firm B chooses the monopoly price and firm A chooses the competitive price.

Question 2

As output increases, AVC approaches ATC because of
 
  A) diseconomies of scale.
  B) diminishing marginal returns.
  C) decreasing average fixed cost.
  D) increasing marginal cost.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C





 

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