re are five firms, each of which has a constant marginal cost given by p=100-2Q, MC = 20. he firms form a profit-maximizing cartel and agree to operate subject to the constraint that each firm will produce the same output level, how much does ea ch firm will produce q = units. (Enter your response as a whole number.)

re are five firms, each of which has a constant marginal cost given by p=100-2Q, MC = 20. he firms form a profit-maximizing cartel and agree to operate subject to the constraint that each firm will produce the same output level, how much does ea ch firm will produce q = units. (Enter your response as a whole number.)

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