3. Consider a monopolist engine producer and a monopolist car producer. The engine producer has a total cost of 0. Let Pu denote the price chosen by the engine producer. The car producer obtains engines from the engine producer. Each car requires one engine. The car producer has a fixed cost of 0 and a marginal cost of Pu. Let PD denote the price chosen by the car producer. The demand for cars is given by QD = 20 - PD. (a) If the two firms are separate, what is the price and quantity of cars sold? (b) If the two firms are separate, what is the sum of the profits for the two firms? (c) If the two firms vertically integrate, what is the price and quantity of cars sold? (d) If the two firms vertically integrate, what is the profit of the resulting firm?

3. Consider a monopolist engine producer and a monopolist car producer. The engine producer has a total cost of 0. Let Pu denote the price chosen by the engine producer. The car producer obtains engines from the engine producer. Each car requires one engine. The car producer has a fixed cost of 0 and a marginal cost of Pu. Let PD denote the price chosen by the car producer. The demand for cars is given by QD = 20 - PD. (a) If the two firms are separate, what is the price and quantity of cars sold? (b) If the two firms are separate, what is the sum of the profits for the two firms? (c) If the two firms vertically integrate, what is the price and quantity of cars sold? (d) If the two firms vertically integrate, what is the profit of the resulting firm?

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