Consider an industry composed of only two firms, each producing an identical product. The two firms have identical constant marginal costs of production, zero fixed costs, and behave as leader-follower (Stackelberg duopolists). Which of the following conditions will hold in equilibrium? a) at least one firm makes zero profit no b) both firms make decisions at the same time yes c) the firm that moves first will make lower profit than the other firm yes d) one of the firms chooses its price first no no e) the combined profit of Stackelberg duopolists is higher than that of Bertrand duopolists yes f) the equilibrium price is greater than the equilibrium price under perfect competition but less than the equilibrium price in a Cournot model of duopoly > > < >
Consider an industry composed of only two firms, each producing an identical product. The two firms have identical constant marginal costs of production, zero fixed costs, and behave as leader-follower (Stackelberg duopolists). Which of the following conditions will hold in equilibrium? a) at least one firm makes zero profit no b) both firms make decisions at the same time yes c) the firm that moves first will make lower profit than the other firm yes d) one of the firms chooses its price first no no e) the combined profit of Stackelberg duopolists is higher than that of Bertrand duopolists yes f) the equilibrium price is greater than the equilibrium price under perfect competition but less than the equilibrium price in a Cournot model of duopoly > > < >
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![Consider an industry composed of only two firms, each producing an identical product. The
two firms have identical constant marginal costs of production, zero fixed costs, and behave
as leader-follower (Stackelberg duopolists). Which of the following conditions will hold in
equilibrium?
a) at least one firm makes zero profit
no
b) both firms make decisions at the same
time
yes
c) the firm that moves first will make
lower profit than the other firm
yes
d) one of the firms chooses its price first
no
no
e) the combined profit of Stackelberg
duopolists is higher than that of Bertrand
duopolists
yes
f) the equilibrium price is greater than the
equilibrium price under perfect
competition but less than the equilibrium
price in a Cournot model of duopoly
>
>
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider an industry composed of only two firms, each producing an identical product. The
two firms have identical constant marginal costs of production, zero fixed costs, and behave
as leader-follower (Stackelberg duopolists). Which of the following conditions will hold in
equilibrium?
a) at least one firm makes zero profit
no
b) both firms make decisions at the same
time
yes
c) the firm that moves first will make
lower profit than the other firm
yes
d) one of the firms chooses its price first
no
no
e) the combined profit of Stackelberg
duopolists is higher than that of Bertrand
duopolists
yes
f) the equilibrium price is greater than the
equilibrium price under perfect
competition but less than the equilibrium
price in a Cournot model of duopoly
>
>
<
>
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