Calculate and compare the output levels and profits for Stackelberg and Bertrand competition. Use the following cost and demand conditions for your comparison and suppose there are two firms in the beverage industry: P = 1,500 – 10Q. Each firm has a marginal cost of $20 and fixed costs of zero. Under the Bertrand model, each firm produces 74 units of output, and the profit that both firms obtain are zero.

Calculate and compare the output levels and profits for Stackelberg and Bertrand competition. Use the following cost and demand conditions for your comparison and suppose there are two firms in the beverage industry: P = 1,500 – 10Q. Each firm has a marginal cost of $20 and fixed costs of zero. Under the Bertrand model, each firm produces 74 units of output, and the profit that both firms obtain are zero.

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