14. In this situation, Dairy Queen has a. an incentive to threaten high prices, which would be credible. b. an incentive to threaten low prices, which would be credible. c. an incentive to threaten high prices, which would be an empty threat. d. an incentive to threaten low prices, which would be an empty threat. no incentive to make a threat. е.

14. In this situation, Dairy Queen has a. an incentive to threaten high prices, which would be credible. b. an incentive to threaten low prices, which would be credible. c. an incentive to threaten high prices, which would be an empty threat. d. an incentive to threaten low prices, which would be an empty threat. no incentive to make a threat. е.

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Author:William A. McEachern

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Chapter10: Monopolistic Competition And Oligopoly

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