​Table 17-36 the Information in the Table Shows the Total Demand for Demand

question 124

Multiple Choice

​Table 17-36
The information in the table shows the total demand for water service in Takoma. Assume that there are two companies operating in Takoma. Each company that provides these services incurs an annual fixed cost of $400 and that the marginal cost of providing the service to each customer is exactly $2.00. Figures listed are for an annual service contract.
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-Refer to Table 17-36. Assume there are two profit-maximizing water service providers in this market who had formed a successful cartel. Now assume that the cartel breaks down, so that they are not able to collude on the price and quantity of service contracts to sell. How many service contracts will be sold in total when this market reaches a Nash equilibrium?

• A)​500.
• B)​600.
• C)​700.
• D)​800.

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