Suppose that two identical firms produce widgets and that they are the only firms in the market. The average and marginal cost is €6 for each firm. Price is determined by the following demand curve: P = 30 – Q where Q = Q1 + Q2. Suppose the two firms combine together and form a cartel. The output produced by each firm in the cartel is (assuming that they split the cartel output equally between them)    A. 6   B. 12   C. 8   D. 4     Two identical firms compete in a market to sell a homogenous good with the following inverse demand function: P = 600 – 3Q. Each firm produces at a constant marginal cost of €300 and there are no fixed costs. The price that each firm in the Cournot equilibrium will charge is     A. 400   B. 500   C. 300   D. 450

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  1. Suppose that two identical firms produce widgets and that they are the only firms in the market. The average and marginal cost is €6 for each firm.

    Price is determined by the following demand curve: P = 30 – Q where Q = Q1 + Q2.

    Suppose the two firms combine together and form a cartel. The output produced by each firm in the cartel is (assuming that they split the cartel output equally between them) 

      A.

    6

      B.

    12

      C.

    8

      D.

    4

     

 

  1. Two identical firms compete in a market to sell a homogenous good with the following inverse demand function: P = 600 – 3Q. Each firm produces at a constant marginal cost of €300 and there are no fixed costs.

    The price that each firm in the Cournot equilibrium will charge is

     

      A.

    400

      B.

    500

      C.

    300

      D.

    450

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