The following statements describe a cooperative equilibrium in an oligopoly where the firms are jointly maximizing profits by restricting output.Which statement is false?
A) An individual firm could increase profits by cheating.
B) P > MC for each individual firm.
C) MR > MC for each individual firm.
D) The firms in the industry will jointly be earning monopoly profits.
E) No individual firm will have an incentive to change output.
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