Suppose the demand for Pepsi-Cola is qp = 50 - 2pp + 1pc.The firm faces a constant marginal cost of m,and pc denotes the price of Coca-Cola.Assuming Bertrand behavior,derive Pepsi-Cola's best-response function and explain how the firm changes price in response to changes in its own marginal cost and changes in Coca-Cola's price.
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