ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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1. Two firms compete in a market to sell a homogeneous product with inverse demand function P = 960-6Q. Each firm produces at a constant marginal cost of $60 and has no fixed costs.
a.Assuming the firms collude and act as a monopolist, compute
i.
ii. Total profits
iii.
iv. Total welfare loss relative to
b. Assuming perfect competition, compute
i. Equilibrium price and quantity
ii. Profits and producer surplus
iii. Consumer surplus and total surplus
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