Fuji and Kodak produce identical film. The market demand for film is given by P =...

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  1. Fuji and Kodak produce identical film. The market demand forfilm is given by P = 8 - Q, where P is the price (in dollars perroll of film) and Q is the quantity (in hundreds of rolls). Eachfirm has the option of producing 150, 200, or 300 rolls of film ata constant marginal cost of $2 per roll with no fixed costs. Thefirms' possible profits for various outcomes are summarized in theaccompanying table.

150 rolls

Kodak's Strategies

200 rolls

300 rolls

150 rolls

Fuji gets $450

Fuji gets $375

Fuji gets $225

Kodak gets $450

Kodak gets $500

Kodak gets $450

Fuji's

200 rolls

Fuji gets $500

Fuji gets $400

Fuji gets $200

Strategies

Kodak gets $375

Kodak gets $400

Kodak gets $300

300 rolls

Fuji gets $450

Fuji gets $300

Fuji gets $0

Kodak gets $225

Kodak gets $200

Kodak gets $0

(i)

If the two firms behave competitively (Bertrand pricecompetition), what will be the outcome of this game? Isthis outcome Pareto optimal for the firms?

(ii)

If the two firms merge and form a monopoly, what will be theoutcome of this game? Is this outcome Pareto optimal for thefirms?

(iii)

What is the Nash equilibrium for this game? Is it Pareto optimalfor the firms? How does it compare with the competitive andmonopoly outcomes?

(iv)

Suppose this game is played sequentially, with Fuji as the firstplayer. What will be the Stackelberg equilibrium? Is it Paretooptimal?

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Payoff table 150 200 300 150 450450 375500 225450 200 500375 400400 200300 300 450225 300200 00 I betrand Game At eqm P1 P2 MC 2 Then from demand curve P 8Q Q 600 So each produce Q    See Answer
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