(Table: Gascolator Producers I) Banner and Sense are Bertrand competitors producing identical gascolators (a main line strainer). Banner's Sense's Price Price $80 $100 80 80 100 101 The inverse market demand curve for gascolators is P = 2,000-40, where Q is the quantity of gascolators and P is the price per gascolator. Banner and Sense produce gascolators at a constant marginal cost of $80. If Banner charges a price of $80 and Sense charges $80, Sense's quantity sold is, 320 Banner's Sense's Quantity Sold Quantity Sold 180 O240

(Table: Gascolator Producers I) Banner and Sense are Bertrand competitors producing identical gascolators (a main line strainer). Banner's Sense's Price Price $80 $100 80 80 100 101 The inverse market demand curve for gascolators is P = 2,000-40, where Q is the quantity of gascolators and P is the price per gascolator. Banner and Sense produce gascolators at a constant marginal cost of $80. If Banner charges a price of $80 and Sense charges $80, Sense's quantity sold is, 320 Banner's Sense's Quantity Sold Quantity Sold 180 O240

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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