Game theory reveals that
A) the equilibrium might not be the best solution for the parties involved.
B) firms in oligopoly are not interdependent.
C) each player looks after what is best for the industry.
D) if all firms in an oligopoly take the action that maximizes their profit, then the equilibrium will have the largest possible combined profit of all the firms.
E) firms in an oligopoly choose their actions without regard for what the other firms might do.
A
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