Imagine a Duopoly in Which Two Firms,A and B,produce the Monopoly

question 131

Multiple Choice

Imagine a duopoly in which two firms,A and B,produce the monopoly profit-maximizing output and equally share the economic profit.If firm A increases its output,the market price ________ and total economic profit of the two firms combined ________.

• A) falls; decreases
• B) falls; increases
• C) rises; decreases
• D) rises; increases
• E) falls; does not change

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