STEP BY STEP|How to Obtain Quantity, Price and Profit From Cartel's Profit Maximization

The cartel’s profit maximization problem for two firms is given by maxQ (a-bQ)Q-cQ 

(I) Obtain total quantity, price and profit of each firm 

Now, let’s assume firms 1 cheats but firm 2 does nothing 

(II) Obtain total quantity, price and profit of each firm

 Now, let’s assume firms 1 cheats but firm 2 does cheat as well 

(III) Obtain total quantity, price and profit of each firm