One of the Earliest Oligopoly Models,as Explained by Augustin Cournot,took

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Essay

One of the earliest oligopoly models,as explained by Augustin Cournot,took the example of two firms that produced a homogeneous product: bottled spring water.Both firms faced zero marginal costs and a linear demand curve.Using this information,show that the Cournot equilibrium output is 2/3^rd of the perfectly competitive equilibrium output.

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Definitions:

Units of Output

are the measurable quantities of goods or services produced by a firm or economy.

Maximization of Profits

The process by which a company determines the price and output level that generates the most profit.

MP

Marginal Productivity (MP) refers to the additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a production factor, keeping other inputs constant.

Imperfect Competition

All market structures except pure competition; includes monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly.