Two firms compete in selling identical widgets. they choose their output levels q1 and q2 simultaneously and face the demand curve p = 30 - qwhere q = q1 + q2. until recently, both firms had zero marginal costs. recent environmental regulations have increased firm 2’s marginal cost to $15. firm 1’s marginal cost remains constant at zero. true-false: is the following statement true of false? "as a result, the market price will rise to the monopoly level." solve for the cournot equilibrium and write a convincing explanation of your answer.

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.