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a) Assume there are two firms, 1 and 2, competing as Cournot duopolists in a market, selling a homogeneous product. Demand is given by p = 36 – (q1 + q2), where p is price and q1 and q2 are the outputs of firms 1 and 2 respectively. Each firm faces a marginal cost of 6 per unit of output and no fixed cost. Find each firm’s optimal output, the price at which they sell, each firm’s profit , and consumer surplus.
b) Now assume that the firms face the same costs, but horizontally differentiate their product, so that firm 1 faces demand p1 = 36 – (q1 + q2/2) and firm 2 faces demand p2 = 36 – (q1/2 + q2). Assume Cournot competition. Calculate the new equilibrium prices and outputs for each firm, consumer surplus and profits.
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Assume there are two firms, 1 and 2, competing as Cournot duopolists in a market, selling a homogeneous product. Demand is given by p = 36 – (q1 + q2), where p is price and q1 and q2 are the outputs of firms 1 and 2 respectively. Each firm faces a marginal cost of 6 per unit of output and no fixed cost. Find each firm’s optimal output, the price at which they sell, each firm’s profit , and consumer surplus.
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Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1QQCh. 15.2 - Prob. 2QQCh. 15.3 - Prob. 3QQCh. 15.4 - Prob. 4QQCh. 15.5 - Prob. 5QQCh. 15 - Prob. 1CQQCh. 15 - Prob. 2CQQCh. 15 - Prob. 3CQQCh. 15 - Prob. 4CQQCh. 15 - Prob. 5CQQ
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