Two firms are considering entering a new market where currently no other firm exist. It is predicted that there will be enough demand so that both these firms can make positive economic profits. There is no fixed cost and two firms are identical. Discuss how a simultaneous entry game will be different from a sequential entry game for these two firms. Also discuss, how the output decision and market share will be different in these two scenarios.

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