Why is quаlity cоntrоl (QC) pаrticulаrly impоrtant in POCT?
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Cоnsider а mаrket with оnly оne firm operаting in it, which we identify as the leader (L) firm. There is, however, a second firm evaluating whether or not to enter the market. We shall identify this firm as the entrant (E). Cost functions are given by and , where is the fixed entry cost that the entrant must pay to start producing. Market demand is given by where (of course, if the entrant is not in the market, then ). As in the Stackelberg environment, competition takes place in two stages: in the first stage, the leader chooses its quantity, and in the second stage, the entrant observes the leader’s quantity and decides whether to enter or not. If it does, the entrant chooses how much to produce at the same time. Hint: Price and quantity are integers. a) (7 points) Find an expression for the entrant’s reaction(best response) function. b) (12 points) Assuming , will the entrant enter? Explain whether the market is a duopoly or a monopoly. Derive the two firms' quantities and profits. Still, . The government desires the entrant to enter the market. So, the government chooses to support the fixed cost () of the entrant to remove the entry barrier. c) (2 points) Which value of should government at most aim for? In otherwords, how much makes the entrant’s profit indifferent between enteringand not entering? The government starts to support for the new firms. Now, for the entrant. d) (6 points) Now consider the strategies that the leader can choose. Derive the quantity and profit of the leader’s firm and the entrant’s firm.