Which of the following is likely to hurt the success of a cartel? - the market demand faced by the cartel is somewhat inelastic - cartel members have cost advantages over non-cartel members in the same market - cartel supplies all (or nearly all) of the market's output of the good or service - cartel members expect to interact for a short period of time

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