Answer
Option A.
Work Step by Step
Because the cartel is not cooperating, they will face the prisoner's dilemma; which states that the firms will compete with each other to gain most market share. Because the firms are competing, one firm alone is not a price maker, which means they will produce at values above that of a monopoly. Next, they will produce at a value below the competitive level because consumers are not the sole determinants of price, rather the firms in the non-cooperating cartel.
