American Chemical Company manufactures a chemical compound that is sold for $52 per gallon. A new variant of the chemical has been discovered, and if the basic compound were processed into the new variant, the selling price would be $73 per gallon. American expects the market for the new compound variant to be 8,600 gallons initially and determines that processing costs to refine the basic compound into the new variant would be $146,200. Required: a. What would be the effect on total profit if American produces the new compound variant

Walmart and target are the only stores in a remote town that currently stock and sell the playstation 5 video game console. managers at both stores are simultaneously deciding whether to charge a price of $1,000 or $1,500 for each console. if both stores charge $1,000, they earn a profit of $100,000 each. if both stores charge $1,500, they earn a profit of $200,000 each. if one store charges $1,000 and the other store charges $1,500, the store that charges $1,000 earns a profit of $250,000 and the firm that charges $1,500 earns a profit of $50,000. if walmart and target they can both charge $1,500 and earn the highest combined profit available. engage in spirited price competition collude with each other privately undercut each other after making an agreement compete with each other only with regard to price and not quantity compete with each other only with regard to quantity and not price