What price will Ford charge? What price will Chevrolet charge once Ford has set its price? What is Ford’s profit after Chevrolet’s response?

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   Ford's               Chevrolet's                   Ford’s                       Chevrolet’s

                   Selling                  Selling                      Profits                          Profits

                    Price                    Price                     (millions)                      (millions)

                  $ 4,000                $ 4,000                      $   8                              $   8

                     4,000                    8,000                         12                                  6

                      4,000                  12,000                         14                                  2

                      8,000                    4,000                          6                                 12

                      8,000                    8,000                         10                                 10

                      8,000                  12,000                         12                                  6

                    12,000                    4,000                          2                                 14

                    12,000                    8,000                          6                                 12

                    12,000                  12,000                          7                                  7

 

 

 

  1. What price will Ford charge?
  2. What price will Chevrolet charge once Ford has set its price?
  3. What is Ford’s profit after Chevrolet’s response?
  4. If the two firms collaborated to maximize joint profits, what prices would they set?
  5. Given your answer to part (d), how could undetected cheating on price cause the cheating firm’s profit to rise?
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