The tobacco industry in the United States is dominated by three large companies. When any one of these companies changes its price on tobacco products, the other two companies quickly adjust their prices to match it. From these characteristics, the tobacco industry could best be described as

A. price sensitive.
B. opportunistic.
C. monopolistic competition.
D. an oligopoly.
E. a monopoly.


Answer: D

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