Scenario: Two Identical Firms Two Identical Firms Make Up an Industry

question 137

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Two Identical Firms Two identical firms make up an industry in which the market demand curve is represented by Q = 5,000 - 4P, where Q is the quantity demanded and P is price per unit.The marginal cost of producing the good in this industry is constant and equal to $650.
(Scenario: Two Identical Firms) If one firm in the scenario Two Identical Firms decides to cheat, the cheating firm will:

• A)be able to increase its profits initially.
• B)find that cheating leads to a decrease in its profits alone.
• C)find that cheating initially leads to an increase in both of the firms' profits.D.find that the noncheating firm will have an increase in its profits alone.

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