Determining cournot duopoly and pricing strategy

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1. Assume that in the perfectly competitive industry the equilibrium industry quantity is 10,000 units. Assume that the monopoly output is 5,000. For a 2-firm Cournot Oligopoly (N =2) known as a duopoly, what is the likely Cournot QUANTITY for the industry?

a. 3, 000 units
b. 5,000 units
c. 6,667 units
d. 10,000 units
e. 15,000 units

2. A manufacturer produces two types of computer software, Word processing (W) and Spreadsheet (S), which is offered to two different retail outlets (#1 and #2). The following table shows the maximum price each retail outlet is willing to pay for each individual software product.

Product W Product S

Retail #1 $170 $105
Retail #2 $95 $135

What is the optimal pricing strategy that will maximize revenue for the manufacturer, given the maximum the retail outlets are willing to pay?

a. Bundle both products (W and S) and sell them at $230.

b. Price product W at $170 and Product S at $135.

c. Price product W at $170 and Product S at $170.

d. Price product W at $95 and Product S at $105.

e. Bundle both products (W and S) and sell them at $275

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