2. Deviating from the collusive outcome Mays and McCovey are beer-brewing companies that operate in a duopoly (two-firm oligopoly). The dally marginal cost (MC) of producing a can of beer is constant and equals $0.60 per can. Assume that neither firm had any startup costs, so marginal cost equals average total cost (ATC) for each firm. Suppose that Mays and McCovey form a cartel, and the firms divide the output evenly. (Note: This is only for convenience; nothing in this model requires that the two companies must equally share the output.) Place the black point (plus symbol) on the following graph to indicate the profit-maximizing price and combined quantity of output of Mays and McCovey choose to work together. ? 100 Demand + D.RO Monopoly Outcome 0.00 OTO MC ATC 0.60 PRICE (Doles perc) 0.40+ 0.30 020 010 MA 0 100 200 300 400 500 800 Do 10000 1000 QUANTITY (Cans of beer) when they act as a profit-maximizing cartel, each company will produce cans and charges information, each firm earns a daily profit of 5 1.50 the daily total industry profit in the beer market is 5 per can. Given this Oligopolists often behave noncooperatively and act in their own self-interest even though this decreases total profit in the market. Again, assume the two companies form a cartel and decide to work together. Both firms initially agree to produce half the quantity that maximizes total industry profit. Now, suppose that Mays decides to break the collusion and increase its output by 50%, while McCovey continues to produce the amount set under the collusive agreement Mayr's deviation from the collusive agreement causes the price of a can of beer to to E per can. Mays's profit is now while McCovey's profit is now 5 Therefore, you can condude that total industry profit when Mays increases its output beyond the collusive quantity