(Table: Demand Schedule of Whatchamacallits) Use Table: Demand Schedule of Whatchamacallits. The market for whatchamacallits consists of two producers, Emma and Joshua. Each firm can produce whatchamacallits with no marginal cost or fixed cost. Suppose that these two producers have formed a cartel, agreed to split production of output evenly, and are maximizing total industry profits. If Emma decides to cheat on the agreement and sell 100 more whatchamacallits, Emma's profit will be and Joshua's profit will be Table: Demand Schedule for Whatchamacallits Price of a Quantity of Whatchamacallits Whatchamacallit Demanded $10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 a) $1,250; $1.250 b) $1,000; $1,400 c) $500; $500 d) $1,400; $1,000 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000

(Table: Demand Schedule of Whatchamacallits) Use Table: Demand Schedule of Whatchamacallits. The market for whatchamacallits consists of two producers, Emma and Joshua. Each firm can produce whatchamacallits with no marginal cost or fixed cost. Suppose that these two producers have formed a cartel, agreed to split production of output evenly, and are maximizing total industry profits. If Emma decides to cheat on the agreement and sell 100 more whatchamacallits, Emma's profit will be and Joshua's profit will be Table: Demand Schedule for Whatchamacallits Price of a Quantity of Whatchamacallits Whatchamacallit Demanded $10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 a) $1,250; $1.250 b) $1,000; $1,400 c) $500; $500 d) $1,400; $1,000 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000

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Chapter10: Monopolistic Competition And Oligopoly

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