The table shows the monthly demand schedule for a good in a duopoly market. The two producers in this market each faces $6,000 of fixed costs per month. There are no marginal costs.   What is the monthly profit for each duopolist if they evenly split the quantity a monopolist would produce? Suppose duopolist A decides to increase production by 200 units. How much will each duopolist produce and what price will they charge? How much profit will each duopolist earn?

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8. The table shows the monthly demand schedule for a good in a duopoly market. The two producers in this market each faces $6,000 of fixed costs per month. There are no marginal costs.

 

  1. What is the monthly profit for each duopolist if they evenly split the quantity a monopolist would produce?
  2. Suppose duopolist A decides to increase production by 200 units. How much will each duopolist produce and what price will they charge? How much profit will each duopolist earn?

 

Quantity
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
Price ($)
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
50
Total
revenue ($)
0
7,000
12,000
15,000
16,000
15,000
12,000
7,000
0
Marginal
revenue ($)
35
25
15
5
-5
-15
-25
-35
Transcribed Image Text:Quantity 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 Price ($) 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 50 Total revenue ($) 0 7,000 12,000 15,000 16,000 15,000 12,000 7,000 0 Marginal revenue ($) 35 25 15 5 -5 -15 -25 -35
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