Consider the dominant firm price leadership model.  Suppose there is an increase in fringe firms’ supply.  We would predict the following changes in the market:   A. the dominant firm price would rise, and its quantity would fall.   B. the dominant firm price would fall, and its quantity would fall.   C. the dominant firm price would rise, and its quantity would rise.   D. the dominant firm price would fall, and its quantity would rise.   E. the dominant firm price and quantity would be unchanged.

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Consider the dominant firm price leadership model.  Suppose there is an increase in fringe firms’ supply.  We would predict the following changes in the market:

  A.

the dominant firm price would rise, and its quantity would fall.

  B.

the dominant firm price would fall, and its quantity would fall.

  C.

the dominant firm price would rise, and its quantity would rise.

  D.

the dominant firm price would fall, and its quantity would rise.

  E.

the dominant firm price and quantity would be unchanged.

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