单选题 Oligopolists have an incentive to cheat on collusive agreements in order to:

A. avoid competitive practices.
B. restrain trade and hinder trade relationships.
C. increase their individual share of the joint profit.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】Colluding restricts output and puts upward pressure on price, but cheating actually increases output and ultimately, if enough cheating occurs, puts downward pressure on the price. Colluders cheat to increase their share of the profits.