-The Table Above Has the Market Demand Schedule in an Industry

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Essay

-The table above has the market demand schedule in an industry that has two firms in it. The marginal cost of this product is zero because these two firms have exclusive ownership of the resource and it does not cost any additional amount to produce additional units.
a) If the firms cooperate with each other so that they operate as a monopoly, what price will they charge and what (total) output will they produce?
b) If the firms cannot cooperate but instead behave as perfect competitors, what will be the price and the (total) output they produce?

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Definitions:

Non-volume-based

Refers to costing methods that allocate costs based on factors other than the volume of production, such as time or complexity.

Organisational Structure

The system of rules, roles, and responsibilities within an organization that determines how it operates and how its employees work together to achieve business objectives.

Committed Cost

Expenses that a company has formally pledged or is obligated to incur, often fixed costs related to contracts or legal commitments.

Firm

A business entity involved in commercial, industrial, or professional activities, whether incorporated or not.