16. (ch11) Consider the case of two theaters, Jay's Cinema (JC) andMezzanine Inc. (MI) with market power. The inverse demand fortheater tickets is given as P = 220-5Q, where quantity is measuredin thousands of theater tickets per year, representing the combinedproduction of JC and MI, Q=9c+ 9MI, and price is measured indollars per ticket. JC has a marginal cost of $12 per ticket, and MIhas a marginal cost of $10. Suppose the market is a Stackelbergoligopoly and MI is the first mover. How much profit does each firmearn? Interpret the results. Is the outcome intuitive or counter-intuitive?

Inverse Demand Function: P=220-5Q where, Q=qJC+qMI Marginal Cost for JC: MCJC = $12 Marginal Cost…

16. (ch11) Consider the case of two theaters, Jay's Cinema (JC) and Mezzanine Inc. (MI) with market power. The inverse demand for theater tickets is given as P = 220-5Q, where quantity is measured in thousands of theater tickets per year, representing the combined production of JC and MI, Q=qc+ 9MI, and price is measured in dollars per ticket. JC has a marginal cost of $12 per ticket, and MI has a marginal cost of $10. Suppose the market is a Stackelberg oligopoly and MI is the first mover. How much profit does each firm earn? Interpret the results. Is the outcome intuitive or counter- intuitive?

16. (ch11) Consider the case of two theaters, Jay's Cinema (JC) and Mezzanine Inc. (MI) with market power. The inverse demand for theater tickets is given as P = 220-5Q, where quantity is measured in thousands of theater tickets per year, representing the combined production of JC and MI, Q=qc+ 9MI, and price is measured in dollars per ticket. JC has a marginal cost of $12 per ticket, and MI has a marginal cost of $10. Suppose the market is a Stackelberg oligopoly and MI is the first mover. How much profit does each firm earn? Interpret the results. Is the outcome intuitive or counter- intuitive?

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