(i) An industry has two firms. Firm 1's cost function is c(y) = 2y + 500 and firm 2's cost function is c(y) = 2y + 400. The demand curve for the output of this industry is a downward-sloping straight line.
a) In a Cournot equilibrium, where both firms produce positive amounts of output, which firm do you expect to produce more? Explain your answer.