How can a kinked demand curve indicate that the firms in the oligopoly will continue to behave as a cartel and not have an incentive to deviate from the cartel? If the firms in the oligopoly collude to restrict output, the firms implicitly agree to increase prices if a firm in the oligopoly increases prices.

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