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Table: Market for Oil Suppose that oil is produced by 10 countries, each of which produces 10 million barrels of oil a day (MBD) for a total 100 MBD. The world price of oil at this quantity is $36 per barrel so each country earns $360 million a day. Table: Market for Oil Suppose that oil is produced by 10 countries, each of which produces 10 million barrels of oil a day (MBD)  for a total 100 MBD. The world price of oil at this quantity is $36 per barrel so each country earns $360 million a day.   Reference: Ref 15-2 (Table: Market for Oil)  Refer to the table. Suppose that these countries form a cartel and each country produces 8 MBD. If one of the cartel members cheats by secretly pushing its production back to 10 MBD rather than 8, total revenue for the cheating country would: A)  increase from $360 million to $500 million a day. B)  increase from $400 million to $475 million a day. C)  decrease from $380 million to $360 million a day. D)  remain unchanged at $400 million a day. Reference: Ref 15-2 (Table: Market for Oil) Refer to the table. Suppose that these countries form a cartel and each country produces 8 MBD. If one of the cartel members cheats by secretly pushing its production back to 10 MBD rather than 8, total revenue for the cheating country would:


A) increase from $360 million to $500 million a day.
B) increase from $400 million to $475 million a day.
C) decrease from $380 million to $360 million a day.
D) remain unchanged at $400 million a day.

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