The market demand in a homogeneous-product Cournot duopoly is P = 200 – 3(Q1 + Q2) and costs are C1(Q1) = 26Q1 and C2(Q2) = 32Q2. Instructions: Use one decimal for part a. a. Determine the reaction function for each firm. Firm 1: Q1 =  + Q2 Firm 2: Q2 =  + Q1 Instructions: Use no decimals. Do not round values if used to complete other calculations. Use commas (30,000 instead of 30000) b. Q1 =  and Q2 =  c. P = $ d. Profits Firm 1 = $ and profits Firm 2 = $

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The market demand in a homogeneous-product Cournot duopoly is P = 200 – 3(Q1 + Q2) and costs are C1(Q1) = 26Q1 and C2(Q2) = 32Q2.

Instructions: Use one decimal for part a.

a. Determine the reaction function for each firm.
Firm 1: Q1 =  + Q2

Firm 2: Q2 =  + Q1

Instructions: Use no decimals. Do not round values if used to complete other calculations. Use commas (30,000 instead of 30000)

b. Q=  and Q2 = 

c. P = $

d. Profits Firm 1 = $ and profits Firm 2 = $

e. If Firm 1 instead produces Q1 = 24, the optimal Q2 = , and market P = $

f. If one of the firms supply Q > Q-Duopoly, the best strategy for the other firm is to supply: 

A. Q-BRF, and continue with this strategy all the times in which Q > Q-Duopoly.

B. Q-BRF, and after this one time, then supply Q-Duopoly.

C. also Q > Q-Duopoly from now on.

D. also Q > Q-Duopoly one time, then supply Q-Duopoly.

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