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Find the firms equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits.

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Two firms produce differentiated products. Firm 1 faces the demand curve Q1 = 75 - P1 + .5P2. (Note that a lower competing price robs the firm of some, but not all, sales. Thus, price competition is not as extreme as in the Bertrand model.) Firm 2 faces the analogous demand curve Q2 = 75 - P2 + .5P1. For each firm, AC = MC = 30.

a. Confirm that firm 1's optimal price depends on P2 according to P1 = 52.5 + .25P2. (Hint: Set up the profit expression Ti1 = (P1 - 30)

Q1 = (P1 - 30)(75 - P1 + .5P2) and set MTi = hTi1/hP1 = 0 to solve for P1 in terms of P2. Alternatively, set MR1 = MC and solve for Q1:
and then P1 in terms of P2.

b. Explain why a lower price by its competitor should cause the firm to lower its own price.

c. In equilibrium, the firms set identical prices: P1 = P2. Find the firms' equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits.

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