Suppose that two airlines are Cournot duopolists serving the Peoria-Dubuque route, and the demand curve for tickets per day is Q = 230 - 2p (so p = 115 - Q/2) .Total costs of running a flight on this route are 450 + 40q, where q is the number of passengers on the flight.Each flight has a capacity of 80 passengers.In Cournot equilibrium, each duopolist will run one flight per day and will make a daily profit of

A) $800.
B) $225.
C) $230.
D) $1,600.
E) $3,250.

Cournot Duopolists

Firms in a duopoly market structure that determine their output level assuming the output of their competitor is fixed, named after Antoine Cournot.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the amount of the good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Total Costs

The overall expenditure associated with producing goods or services, embracing both fixed and variable costs.