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(3) Assume that s = 3.
(a) Find firm B’s profit function under the subsidy. (No work required.)
(b) Find firm B’s best response function.(You may do this directly or by setting s to zero in your
expressions from (1b).
(c) Why don’t I need to ask you to solve for A’s best response?
(d) Solve for the equilibrium outputs (q*A, q*b ).
(e) Solve for the
(f) Solve for firm B profits.
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Can you please answer the next few parts to this question?
(c) Why don’t I need to ask you to solve for A’s best response?
(d) Solve for the equilibrium outputs (q*A, q*b ).
(e) Solve for the
(f) Solve for firm B profits.
Please answer the questions properly with handwritten working out
Can you please answer the next few parts to this question?
(c) Why don’t I need to ask you to solve for A’s best response?
(d) Solve for the equilibrium outputs (q*A, q*b ).
(e) Solve for the
(f) Solve for firm B profits.
Please answer the questions properly with handwritten working out
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