An incumbent firm would like to build a reputation of being tough in order to deter entry by competitors. The incumbent firm earns £100 million per year charging the monopoly price of £10. If a competitor enters into the market, the incumbent firm's profit would be reduced to £40 million per year. If the incumbent firm increases its output, its price will be lowered to £8, the entrant will stay out of the market and the ncumbent firm will earn profits of £50 million per year for the indefinite future. At which interest rate would it be profitable for the incumbent firm to employ limit pricing?
An incumbent firm would like to build a reputation of being tough in order to deter entry by competitors. The incumbent firm earns £100 million per year charging the monopoly price of £10. If a competitor enters into the market, the incumbent firm's profit would be reduced to £40 million per year. If the incumbent firm increases its output, its price will be lowered to £8, the entrant will stay out of the market and the ncumbent firm will earn profits of £50 million per year for the indefinite future. At which interest rate would it be profitable for the incumbent firm to employ limit pricing?
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![An incumbent firm would like to build a reputation of being tough in order to deter
entry by competitors. The incumbent firm earns £100 million per year charging the
monopoly price of £10. If a competitor enters into the market, the incumbent firm's
profit would be reduced to £40 million per year. If the incumbent firm increases its
output, its price will be lowered to £8, the entrant will stay out of the market and the
incumbent firm will earn profits of £50 million per year for the indefinite future. At
which interest rate would it be profitable for the incumbent firm to employ limit pricing?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F25e7c82b-4107-4f44-8a51-b11160f0309d%2F9f1f5d50-d6b0-4f46-a932-7653ebf281d2%2F4h9d_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An incumbent firm would like to build a reputation of being tough in order to deter
entry by competitors. The incumbent firm earns £100 million per year charging the
monopoly price of £10. If a competitor enters into the market, the incumbent firm's
profit would be reduced to £40 million per year. If the incumbent firm increases its
output, its price will be lowered to £8, the entrant will stay out of the market and the
incumbent firm will earn profits of £50 million per year for the indefinite future. At
which interest rate would it be profitable for the incumbent firm to employ limit pricing?
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