Sue and Jane own two local gas stations. They have identical constant marginal costs, but earn zero economic profits. Sue and Jane constitute:

A. a Bertrand oligopoly.
B. a Cournot oligopoly.
C. a Sweezy oligopoly.
D. None of the answers is correct.


Answer: A

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