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Microeconomics 6th Edition by Robert Hall, Shirley Kuiper, Marc Lieberman
Edition 6ISBN: 978-1133708735Microeconomics 6th Edition by Robert Hall, Shirley Kuiper, Marc Lieberman
Edition 6ISBN: 978-1133708735 Exercise 2
[Requires Appendix] In Figure 1,suppose that Bole is already cheating by selling 80 million pounds of bananas,while Bel Monte is sticking to its agreed allotment of 60 million,and earning profit of $15 million.
a. If Bel Monte decides to cheat too and sell 80 million,what will be the new market price? [Hint: Use the fact that the demand curve is linear.]
b. What will be Bel Monte's profit now?
c. What will be Bole's profit now?
Figure 1 Cheating Reduces the Cartel's Total Profit
![[Requires Appendix] In Figure 1,suppose that Bole is already cheating by selling 80 million pounds of bananas,while Bel Monte is sticking to its agreed allotment of 60 million,and earning profit of $15 million. a. If Bel Monte decides to cheat too and sell 80 million,what will be the new market price? [Hint: Use the fact that the demand curve is linear.] b. What will be Bel Monte's profit now? c. What will be Bole's profit now? Figure 1 Cheating Reduces the Cartel's Total Profit](https://storage.examlex.com/SM3044/11eb872f_ac47_eed6_a220_2f842fcc82da_SM3044_00.jpg)
a. If Bel Monte decides to cheat too and sell 80 million,what will be the new market price? [Hint: Use the fact that the demand curve is linear.]
b. What will be Bel Monte's profit now?
c. What will be Bole's profit now?
Figure 1 Cheating Reduces the Cartel's Total Profit
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