Use the Following to Answer Question

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Essay

Use the following to answer question:
-(Table: Demand Schedule for Gadgets) Look at the table The Market for Gadgets. Two producers, Margaret and Ray, dominate the market. Each firm can produce gadgets at marginal costs of approximately zero and has no fixed cost.
A) If these firms form a cartel to maximize joint profits, what output level will be produced and at what price? If the output is shared evenly, how much profit will each firm earn?
B) Suppose that Margaret decides to increase production by 100 gadgets and Ray leaves output constant. What will be the new market price and output? How much profit will each firm earn?

• A) If these firms form a cartel to maximize joint profits, what output level will be produced and at what price? If the output is shared evenly, how much profit will each firm earn?
• B) Suppose that Margaret decides to increase production by 100 gadgets and Ray leaves output constant. What will be the new market price and output? How much profit will each firm earn?

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