Keep in mind that the firm's belief that it faces a kinked demand curve comes from basic strategic considerations. It believes that competitors won't respond to price increases but that they will respond to price decreases. This in turn, means that the elasticity of the demand curve it faces depends on the direction of a price change. From here we use the simple logic of profit maximization to analyize behavior.
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