Table 16-1 the Table Below Shows the Total Demand for Viewing a Viewing

question 93

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Table 16-1
The table below shows the total demand for viewing a rare penguin species at a local reserve. Ecotour companies have to build discreet viewing hides for tourists to view the penguins. Each ecotour company has to pay a fixed fee of $10 000 for the right to build on the reserve. Assume that hides can be supplied to tourists at zero marginal cost. Tickets are sold to tourists to use the viewing hides.
Any firm can change tickets by steps of 1000 only. Prices for missing quantities are the exact midpoint between two adjacent prices.
-Refer to Table 16-1. Assume that there are two profit-maximising ecotourist companies operating in this market. Further assume that they are able to collude on the price of the tickets they sell. As part of their collusive agreement, they decide to take an equal share of the market. How much profit will each company make?

• A) $96 000
• B) $86 000
• C) $48 000
• D) $38 000

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