1st attempt Two firms engage in Cournot competition in the Everlasting Gobstopper industry. The price elasticity of demand is -2. Firm 1 has a constant marginal cost of $280.00 per unit, and firm 2 has a constant marginal cost of $308.00 per unit. If the two firms are currently in equilibrium, what is firm 2's share of the market? Enter your answer as a decimal, rounded to two places if necessary.
1st attempt Two firms engage in Cournot competition in the Everlasting Gobstopper industry. The price elasticity of demand is -2. Firm 1 has a constant marginal cost of $280.00 per unit, and firm 2 has a constant marginal cost of $308.00 per unit. If the two firms are currently in equilibrium, what is firm 2's share of the market? Enter your answer as a decimal, rounded to two places if necessary.
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Two firms engage in Cournot competition in the Everlasting Gobstopper industry. The price elasticity of demand is -2. Firm 1 has a
constant marginal cost of $280.00 per unit, and fırm 2 has a constant marginal cost of $308.00 per unit. If the two firms are currently in
equilibrium, what is firm 2's share of the market? Enter your answer as a decimal, rounded to two places if necessary.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd5eb9ad7-fbf7-40ec-8709-ea266bcfcba0%2F800b5bac-d199-4b35-b86e-322a8d887ca0%2Fg8u9mti_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Two firms engage in Cournot competition in the Everlasting Gobstopper industry. The price elasticity of demand is -2. Firm 1 has a
constant marginal cost of $280.00 per unit, and fırm 2 has a constant marginal cost of $308.00 per unit. If the two firms are currently in
equilibrium, what is firm 2's share of the market? Enter your answer as a decimal, rounded to two places if necessary.
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