If the Inverse Demand for Bean Sprouts Were Given

question 21

Multiple Choice

If the inverse demand for bean sprouts were given by P(Y) = 640 - 3Y and the total cost of producing Y units for any firm were TC(Y) = 10Y and if the industry consisted of two Cournot duopolists, then in equilibrium each firm's production would be

• A)52.50 units.
• B)70 units.
• C)105 units.
• D)35 units.
• E)53.33 units.

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Definitions:

Price-Discriminating Monopolist

A monopolist that charges different prices to different consumers or groups of consumers for the same product, to maximize profits.

Price Elasticity

The responsiveness of the quantity of a product demanded to a variation in its price, determined by dividing the percentage variation in the quantity demanded by the percentage modification in the product’s price.

Separate Markets

Economic markets that are distinctly separated by geographical boundaries, preferences, or other factors, preventing the mixing of products or services.

Resold

The action of selling an item or asset that has previously been sold or owned by someone else.