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Basic Question 13 of 17
Which of the following is not an obstacle to collusion?
B. Difficulty in detecting cheating on the collusive agreement
C. Barriers to entry
D. Unstable market demand
A. A large number of firms
B. Difficulty in detecting cheating on the collusive agreement
C. Barriers to entry
D. Unstable market demand
User Contributed Comments 5
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| TheHTrader | How to understand "unstable market demand" as an obstacle to collusion? |
| sebou | If market demand is unstable, the incentive to deviate becomes larger. Say market demand is at 10 and profit for a firm under the collusive agreement is at 2. Scenario a (stable demand): By reducing the price slightly, a firm captures the whole demand and earns roughly 20 Scenario b (unstable demand): Demand increases to 20. By deveating, a single firm can earn 40 due to the higher demand A firm will always compare the payoff from the collusion agreement with the payoffs from deviating. If demand is unstable, opportunities arise more frequently where deviating carries higher value than sticking to the agreement. |
| Shaan23 | It says barriers to entry but what does that mean? High barriers to entry or low? If there's low barriers to entry that will be an obstacle to collusion cause there would be many firms. ? |
| Shaan23 | Nevermind...got it...there saying there is barriers to entry.... |
| schweitzdm | Tricky question. If it said "lack of barriers to entry" then it would be an obstacle. Existing barriers to entry help to enable collusion. |
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Learning Outcome Statements
explain supply and demand relationships under oligopoly, including the optimal price and output for firms as well as pricing strategy
CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 1.