(c) Consider an oligopoly. Suppose that one of the firms has the option to move before its opponents (instead of the firms deciding simultaneously). Statement: the firm will never strictly prefer to forgo this option. (d) It is optimal for a monopolist to choose a quantity such that ea < 1.

(c) Consider an oligopoly. Suppose that one of the firms has the option to move before its opponents (instead of the firms deciding simultaneously). Statement: the firm will never strictly prefer to forgo this option. (d) It is optimal for a monopolist to choose a quantity such that ea < 1.

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter8: Game Theory

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Problem 8.6P

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