Two firms produce steel with a negative production externality. Market price P = 1. Scenario 1: firm 1's cost C1(q1) = q1^2 and firm 2's cost C2(q1, q2) = (q2 + 0.75 q1)^2, so firm 1's output raises firm 2's cost. What is the equilibrium profit of firm 2 (pi2) in the short run, in Scenario 1?
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