The Grand River Brick Corporation uses Business-to-Business internet technology to set output before Bernard's Bricks.This gives the Grand River Brick Corporation "first-move" ability.The market demand for bricks is:
Bernard Brick's marginal revenue curve is:
The marginal cost of producing an additional unit of bricks is constant at $2.00 for each firm.Determine Bernard's reaction function.Given that the Grand River Brick Corporation has this information and moves first,Grand River's marginal revenue curve is:
Calculate Grand River Brick Corporations optimal output level.Does the "first-move" ability of the Grand River Brick Corporation allow them to capture a larger market share (note that the marginal revenue curves would be symmetric if Grand River did not have first-move ability)?
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