When does cut-throat competition happen with oligopolistic firms? Group of answer choices When each firm acts more like a monopoly and colludes with each other to set prices in the market. When the firms compete hard and to stop acting like perfect competitors by driving up costs which leads in the long-run to higher profits. When the firms push each other with stiff competition acting like perfect competitors driving down costs, which in the long-run leads to zero profits.

When does cut-throat competition happen with oligopolistic firms? Group of answer choices When each firm acts more like a monopoly and colludes with each other to set prices in the market. When the firms compete hard and to stop acting like perfect competitors by driving up costs which leads in the long-run to higher profits. When the firms push each other with stiff competition acting like perfect competitors driving down costs, which in the long-run leads to zero profits.

Micro Economics For Today

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337613064

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter10: Monopolistic Competition And Oligoply

Section: Chapter Questions

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