The owner of a landscaping business has noticed that none of his competitors are including ponds or other water features in the gardens they create. The landscaper wants to determine the viability of this business opportunity What should this entrepreneur do FIRST before offering to design and build water features as part of his landscaping business? Contact the water department to see if they can support the extra demand for water.

Ask the customers in the area if they are interested in adding a water feature to their gardens.

Determine if there is a supply chain available. Perform a financial audit to determine if there is

enough money available to add the new service.

1. consider a two-firm industry. firm 1 (the incumbent) chooses a level of output qı. firm 2 (the potential entrant) observes qı and then chooses its level of output q2. the demand for the product is p 100 q, where q is the total output sold by the two firms which equals qi +q2. assume that the marginal cost of each firm is zero. a) find the subgame perfect equilibrium levels of qi and q2 keeping in mind that firm 1 chooses qi first and firm 2 observes qi and chooses its q2. find the profits of the two firms-n1 and t2- in the subgame perfect equilibrium. how do these numbers differ from the cournot equilibrium? b) for what level of qi would firm 2 be deterred from entering? would a rational firm 1 have an incentive to choose this level of qi? which entry condition does this market have: blockaded, deterred, or accommodated? now suppose that firm 2 has to incur a fixed cost of entry, f> 0. c) for what values of f will entry be blockaded? d) find out the entry deterring level of q, denoted by q1', a expression for firm l's profit, when entry is deterred, as a function of f. for what values of f would firm 1 use an entry deterring strategy?

Mike, the chief executive officer (ceo) of a retail chain, wanted to keep costs low. to set an example for others, he drove his own car and furnished his office with plain, metal desks. in this case, mike was displaying:

How did the study organizers fix the game of monopoly to ensure certain players win?