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VERIFICATION: The hypothesis-testing step of the scientific method. Once an hypothesis is derived from a theory, it must be compared with real world data. This is the verification step. This verification can lead to support or refutation of the hypothesis. Enough support enables a hypothesis to become a principle. Refutation calls into question the theory implying the hypothesis.

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Lesson 20: Oligopoly | Unit 4: Analysis Page: 17 of 24

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  • Collusion, of course, occurs when two or more firms in an oligopoly agree to set prices, control production, and otherwise act like a monopoly.

  • To create a monopoly, two firms have to combine their two operations.

  • The key consideration is both firms will seek to produce output using the firm with the lowest marginal cost.

  • From a graphical standpoint, this is accomplished by horizontally summing the two marginal cost curves.


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COMPLEMENT-IN-CONSUMPTION

One of two (or more) goods that provide satisfaction of a want or need when consumed together. A complement-in-consumption is one of two alternatives falling within the other prices determinant of demand. The other is a substitute-in-consumption. An increase in the price of one complement good causes a decrease in demand for the other. A complement-in-consumption has a negative cross elasticity of demand.

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