Table 25.2Pool SweeperOutput (Revenue)Market Share (%)North Star$20,000 Hurricane$16,000 Blue Lagoon$2,000 Clean Sweep$2,000 Refer to Table 25.2. Assume there are only four firms in the pool sweeper industry. If Clean Sweep manages to increase its sales to $3,000 per week at the current price and the size of the market does not change, the combined weekly sales of the three other firms will
A. Not change.
B. Fall by $3,000 per week.
C. Fall by less than $3,000 per week.
D. Also rise.
Answer: B
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