Suppose That Grinch and Grubb Go into the Wine Business

question 20

Multiple Choice

suppose that Grinch and Grubb go into the wine business in a small country where wine is difficult to grow.The demand for wine is given by p = $480 - .2Q, where p is the price and Q is the total quantity sold.The industry consists of just the two Cournot duopolists, Grinch and Grubb.Imports are prohibited.Grinch has constant marginal costs of $6 and Grubb has marginal costs of $45.How much Grinch's output in equilibrium?

• A)675
• B)1,350
• C)337.50
• D)1,012.50
• E)2,025

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Definitions:

Herfindahl Index

A measure of the size of firms in relation to the industry and an indicator of the amount of competition among them.

Horizontal Merger

A merger between firms that are in the same industry, often aimed at reducing competition and achieving economies of scale.

Herfindahl Index

An index calculating market concentration by summing the squares of the market shares of each firm within the industry.

Conglomerate Merger

A type of merger where two or more firms in unrelated business sectors combine to reduce risk or expand their portfolio.