Firm B colludes with Firm Firm B cheats by selling more output A Firm A colludes with Firm B A gets $1,000, B gets A gets $800, B gets $200 $100 Firm A cheats by selling more A gets $1,050, B gets A gets $500, B gets $20 output $50 Table 10.4

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