if two firms (firm A and firm B) are competing selling T-shirts, both at $12 per shirt, both have a quantity of 50 and both can produce a t-shirt at a cost of $2 per shirt both marginal and average. If both companies are competing directly against each other in prices, what will the new marginal price of company B will be? and what will be their profits? Also, how do you solve the equilibrium price in oligopolies?

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if two firms (firm A and firm B) are competing selling T-shirts, both at $12 per shirt, both have a quantity of 50 and both can produce a t-shirt at a cost of $2 per shirt both marginal and average.

If both companies are competing directly against each other in prices, what will the new marginal price of company B will be? and what will be their profits? Also, how do you solve the equilibrium price in oligopolies?

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