graph below shows the demand for Cosmic shampoo.     Suppose there are no fixed costs and marginal cost is a constant $80. a. What are the perfectly competitive price and output?       Price: $        Output:    b. What are the cartel (monopoly) price and output?     Price: $        Output:    c. If there are only four firms in the cartel, what are the price and output of each firm, assuming equal shares? Round your answers to 1 decimal place.     Price: $        Output:

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