Table: Acme and HardscapesAcme’sStrategiesHardscapes’s St…
Table: Acme and HardscapesAcme’sStrategiesHardscapes’s StrategiesHigh PriceLow PriceHigh Price$600, $600$100, $800Low Price$800, $100$200, $200This table presents the profits earned by the brick producers Acme Brick and Hardscapes Brick. Profits are based on the price per cube each producer sells. Acme’s profits are listed first in each cell, and Hardscapes’s are listed second. Hardscapes’s dominant strategy is to charge a _____ price. Acme’s dominant strategy is to charge a _____ price.
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Table: Three-Country Oil ProductionTotal Market Output (units)Market Price600$90800801,000701,200601,400501,600401,80030Suppose that three countries are engaged in oil production. For simplicity, assume zero costs so that revenue equals profit. Assume that the three countries have already formed a cartel, and are collectively producing at the profit maximizing price and quantity. Country A decides to cheat on the cartel agreement by producing 200 more barrels than the other two countries. What is the resultant profit earned by country A?
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A 2006 paper by Margeret Levenstein and Valerie Suslow (“What Determines Cartel Success?”) found that the following causes are common reasons why cartels break down: entering firms, the nature of the demand curve, growth of the industry, and bargaining difficulties. What other cause is also associated with bargaining difficulties?
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