A Collusive Agreement to Form a Cartel Is Difficult to Maintain

Multiple Choice

A collusive agreement to form a cartel is difficult to maintain because

A) each member firm can increase its own profits by cutting its price and selling more.
B) forming a cartel is legal but frowned upon throughout the world.
C) supply will decrease because of the high cartel price.
D) demanders will rebel once they realize a cartel has been formed.
E) each firm can increase its profit if it decreases its production even more than the decrease set by the cartel.