Table 17-11 Only Two Firms, ABC and XYZ, Sell a Particular Product

question 340

Multiple Choice

Table 17-11
Only two firms, ABC and XYZ, sell a particular product. The table below shows the demand curve for their product. Each firm has the same constant marginal cost of $8 and zero fixed cost.
-Refer to Table 17-11. ABC and XYZ agree to jointly maximize profits. If ABC and XYZ each break the agreement and each produce 5 more than agreed upon, how much less profit does each make, compared to the profit at to the cartel output?

• A)$5
• B)$20
• C)$60
• D)$90

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