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17 Blue Skies Aviation is a manufacturer of small single-engine airplanes

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17 Blue Skies Aviation is a manufacturer of small single-engine airplanes. The company is relatively small and prides itself on being the only manufacturer of customized airplanes. That companies high standard of quality is attributed to its refusal to purchase engines from outside vendors, and it preserves its competitive advantage by refusing to sell engines to competitors. To achieve maximum efficiency, the company has organized it self into two divisions: a division that manufactures engines and a division that manufactures airplane bodies and assembles airplanes. Demand for Blue Skies customized planes is given by P = 610,000 – 2,000Q. The cost of producing engines is Ce(Q) = 4,000Q3e and the cost of assembling planes is Ca(Q) = 10,000Q. What problems would occur if the manager of each division were given incentives to maximize each division’s profits separately? What price should the owners of blue skies set for engines in order to avoid this problem and maximize overall profits?