Suppose a Market with a Cournot Structure Has Five Firms

question 75

Multiple Choice

Suppose a market with a Cournot structure has five firms and a market price elasticity of demand equal to -2.What is a Cournot firm's Lerner Index?

• A) .1
• B) .2
• C) .5
• D) 1

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