Two companies produce similar items for the same market. Company 1 produces q₁ items and Company 2 produces q2 items. The costs C₁ and C₂ incurred by Company 1 and Company 2, respectively, are given by C₁ = 79₁ and C₂ = 1092, and the market price P is given by P = 100 q1 q2. Let ₁ and 2 den ote the profits made by Company 1 and Company 2, respectively. Each company wants to choose its production strategy in order to maximize its profit. (a) Find expressions for ₁ and ₂ in terms of q₁ and 92. (b) Find the solution of this problem, using the Cournot model.
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