How much of total demand do the follower firms supply

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TAlchem (L) is the price leader in the polyglue market. All 10 othe manufacturers (followers) (F) firms sell polyglue at the same price as Alchem. Alchem allows the other firms to sell as much as they wish at the established price and supplies the remainder of the demand itself. Total demand for polyglue is given by the following function (Qt = Ql + Qf): P = 20,000-4Qt alchem[[s marginal cost function for manufacturing and selling polyglue is MCl = 5,000 + 5Ql the aggregate marginal cost function for the other manufactures of polyglue is sumMCf = 2,000 + 4Qf a) To maximize profits, how much polyglue should Alchem produce and what price should it charge?

(a) How much of total demand do the follower firms supply?

(b) What is the total market demand for polyglue at the price established by Alchem in part?

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