What factor restricts OPEC's ability to maximize its profits?

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The absence of alternative energy sources to oilComparable production costs among its member countriesThe world demand for oil being largely unresponsive to price changesEconomic downturns in countries that import oilNone of the above

Explanation

OPEC's profit maximization is limited primarily by economic recessions in oil-importing countries, which reduce demand and prices. While other factors like lack of substitutes and cost similarities exist, they do not hinder profit maximization as significantly as recessions in importing nations.