1. Assume a market that operates for two periods. Its demand is q = 12-p per period. a) Firm I is the only firm in the market in period 1. It has a fixed cost of 1 per period and a constant marginal cost of 6 given its current technology. Calculate its profit maximizing price, quantity, and profit. b) Firm E wishes to enter the market in the next period. Assume that its costs are identical to Firm I's period 1 costs. Suppose that it enters the market and firms engage in quantity competition. What is each firm's profit maximizing price, quantity, and profit in period 2? c) Firm I has the opportunity to lower its marginal cost by 2 through R&D in period 1 before Firm E enters. If it does so and Firm E does not enter, what is each firm's equilibrium price, quantity, and profit in period 2? d) Will Firm E enter if Firm I invests in R&D? Calculate each firm's equilibrium price, quantity, and profit in period 2? e) What is the maximum sunk cost that Firm I would be willing to incur for R&D? f) Assume that Firm I goes ahead with R&D. What is the equilibrium outcome of the market?

1. Assume a market that operates for two periods. Its demand is q = 12-p per period. a) Firm I is the only firm in the market in period 1. It has a fixed cost of 1 per period and a constant marginal cost of 6 given its current technology. Calculate its profit maximizing price, quantity, and profit. b) Firm E wishes to enter the market in the next period. Assume that its costs are identical to Firm I's period 1 costs. Suppose that it enters the market and firms engage in quantity competition. What is each firm's profit maximizing price, quantity, and profit in period 2? c) Firm I has the opportunity to lower its marginal cost by 2 through R&D in period 1 before Firm E enters. If it does so and Firm E does not enter, what is each firm's equilibrium price, quantity, and profit in period 2? d) Will Firm E enter if Firm I invests in R&D? Calculate each firm's equilibrium price, quantity, and profit in period 2? e) What is the maximum sunk cost that Firm I would be willing to incur for R&D? f) Assume that Firm I goes ahead with R&D. What is the equilibrium outcome of the market?

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter11: Price And Output Determination: Monopoly And Dominant Firms

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