Consider a Bertrand oligopoly consisting of four firms that produce an identical product at a marginal cost of $220. The inverse market demand for this product is P = 800 -4Q. a. Determine the equilibrium level of output in the market. b. Determine the equilibrium market price. $  c. Determine the profits of each firm.

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