0) According to the kinked demand curve theory of oligopoly, each firm thinks that the demand urve just below the existing price is a. flatter than the curve just above the existing price. O b. has the same slope as the curve just above the existing price. O c. steeper than the curve just above the existing price. O d. None of the above, because in the kinked demand curve theory, the firms are concerned with how the kink in their supply curve affects their consumers' demands. Clear my choice

0) According to the kinked demand curve theory of oligopoly, each firm thinks that the demand urve just below the existing price is a. flatter than the curve just above the existing price. O b. has the same slope as the curve just above the existing price. O c. steeper than the curve just above the existing price. O d. None of the above, because in the kinked demand curve theory, the firms are concerned with how the kink in their supply curve affects their consumers' demands. Clear my choice

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with how the kink in their supply curve affects their consumers' demands.
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