Suppose That Firms a and B Are Cournot Duopolists in the Salt

question 17

Multiple Choice

Suppose that firms A and B are Cournot duopolists in the salt industry.The market demand curve can be specified as The marginal cost to each firm is $40.What is firm B's profit-maximizing quantity when firm A produces an arbitrary output ?

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