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Q. Three firms operate in a market with a Demand function p = 169 - 2Q. All three firms have identical Cost functions: TC = 1200 - 95q + 2q2.
i) Given that the firms are able to collude, what is the equilibrium market
ii) If all of the firms cheat and each increases output by two units, what would be the new
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- PROBLEM (5) (In a market with demand Q = 780 - p, there are 3 identical firms, A, B and C; each with a total cost function TC(Q) = 3(Q)^2. Calculate the market price under each of the 2 scenarios below, (i) B and C jointly form the fringe supply and A is the dominant firm in the dominant firm model. ( ii) They act as perfectly competitive firms -as if trying to maximize total surplus and minimize DWL- that is, their joint MC serves as the “market supply” for the competitive market. Please answer all the parts!Assume the inverse demand function in a market is given by P ( Q ) = 500 − Q where Q is the total industry output, that is the sum of the output of all firms in the market. There are two firms (indexed by i = 1,2) who both have a cost of producing the good given by c ( q i ) = 10 ∗ q i The two firms are competing in the Cournot manner, that is they choose their quantities simultaneously in order to maximize profits. What is the best response of firm 1 if firm 2 chooses an output level of 200? (input a whole number:) The best response function of firm 1 with respect to firm 2's quantity choice takes the form: q 1 ( q 2 ) = w ∗ ( x − y ∗ q 2 − z ) where (w,x,y,z) are parameters of the problem. Solve for this best response function and provide the product (w*x*y*z) in the next blank: What is the Nash Equilibrium quantity produced by firm 1? (round to the nearest whole number)Evaluate the following: “Since a rival’s profit-maximizing price and output depend on its marginal cost and not its fixed costs, a firm cannot profitably lessen competition by implementing a strategy that raises its rival’s fixed costs.”
- Consider a market with two firms. Call them firm 1 and firm 2. The demand function describing the market is P = 216 – 0.4Q. Firms are initially identical, with the cost function C(q) = 140 + 40q. Calculate the total profits in the market. Under what conditions, the two firms may succeed to collude? How much would each firm earn if they could collude?Two firms compete in selling homogeneous goods. They choose their output levels q1 and q2 simultaneously and face demand curve P=80-6Q, where Q=q1+q2. The total cost function of firm 1 is C1=8q1 and the total cost function of firm 2 is C2=32q2+2/3. a) Find and draw the reaction curves of the two firms. b) Compute equilibrium quantities, price and profits. Suppose now that firm 2, thanks to a technological innovation, becomes more efficient. The new total cost function of firm 2 is C2= 8q2 c) Compute the new equilibrium quantities, price and profits.Consider the following market demand function: Q= 20-2P, where P is the market price. Suppose there are two firms- A,B in the market and they have the same cost function: the per unit cost of producing output is 4. The firms compete by choosing quantities. Find the reaction functions for both the firms if they are maximizing profits. What is the profit maximizing output for each firm and corresponding market price? If there was only one firm in the market how would your answer change?
