Consider a oligopoly with two firms. Each firm has constant marginal cost of 3 dollar per unit and zero fixed costs. Suppose the market demand curve is P = 15 - Q, where Q = Q₁ Q2 is the sum of the quantities produced by both firms. Suppose each firm can produce either 1, 2, 3, or 4 units. Which of the following is a Nash equilibrium outcome? Each firm produces 4 units. Each firm produces 3 units. Each firm produces 1 unit. Each firm produces 2 units.

Consider a oligopoly with two firms. Each firm has constant marginal cost of 3 dollar per unit and zero fixed costs. Suppose the market demand curve is P = 15 - Q, where Q = Q₁ Q2 is the sum of the quantities produced by both firms. Suppose each firm can produce either 1, 2, 3, or 4 units. Which of the following is a Nash equilibrium outcome? Each firm produces 4 units. Each firm produces 3 units. Each firm produces 1 unit. Each firm produces 2 units.

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