Suppose the Demand for Pizza in a Small Isolated Town

question 90

Essay

Suppose the demand for pizza in a small isolated town is p = 10 - Q.The only two firms,A and B,behave as Cournot duopolists.Each has a cost function TC = 2 + Q.If the government wants to subsidize firm A to raise its output to that of a Stackelberg leader,how large should the subsidy be?

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Definitions:

Gross Profits

Total revenue of a company minus the cost of goods sold, not including other operating expenses.

Payoff Table

A table that lists the possible outcomes of different decisions, often used in decision analysis to compare the implications of various strategies.

Expected Opportunity Loss

The average loss resulting from not choosing the best alternative in decision-making under uncertainty.

Gross Profits

The difference between revenue and the cost of goods sold, representing the basic profitability of the products or services sold before other expenses.