Suppose two profit-maximising firms, Firm1 and Firm 2, produce an identical good.The market demand curve is P = 340 - 40where Q = q1 + q2. The firms face costs TCi= 20gi for i = 1, 2. a) If both firms are price-setters, find the demand curve for eachfirm. What are the equilibrium quantity,price and profit for each firm?

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Suppose two profit-maximising firms, Firm 1 and Firm 2, produce an identical good. The market demand curve is P = 340 - 4Q where Q=q1+q2. The firms face costs TCi = 20qi for i = 1, 2. a) If both firms are price- setters, find the demand curve for each firm. What are the equilibrium quantity, price and profit for each firm?

Suppose two profit-maximising firms, Firm 1 and Firm 2, produce an identical good. The market demand curve is P = 340 - 4Q where Q=q1+q2. The firms face costs TCi = 20qi for i = 1, 2. a) If both firms are price- setters, find the demand curve for each firm. What are the equilibrium quantity, price and profit for each firm?

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