Suppose That Two Cournot Duopolists Serve the Peoria-Dubuque Route, and the Demand

question 9

Multiple Choice

suppose that two Cournot duopolists serve the Peoria-Dubuque route, and the demand curve for tickets per day is Q = 170 - 2p (so p = 85 - Q/2) .Total costs of running a flight on this route are 850 + 10q, where q is the number of passengers on the flight.Each flight has a capacity of 80 passengers.In Cournot equilibrium, each duopolist will run one flight per day and will make a daily profit of

• A)$400.
• B)$425.
• C)$170.
• D)$800.
• E)$1,750.

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