collude price and a cheat price. Answer the following questions in order.  (a) Does Firm A have a dominant strategy? Explain your answer. (b) Does Firm B have a dominant strategy? Explain your answer. (c) Is there an equilibrium solution to the above game? (d) Is this equilibrium solution to the game the most "ideal" outcome for the players? Explain clearly why or why not.

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This is a Microeconomics problem. Two firms A and B operating in the same market must choose between a collude price and a cheat price.

Answer the following questions in order. 

(a) Does Firm A have a dominant strategy? Explain your answer.

(b) Does Firm B have a dominant strategy? Explain your answer.

(c) Is there an equilibrium solution to the above game?

(d) Is this equilibrium solution to the game the most "ideal" outcome for the players? Explain clearly why or why not.

Firm B
Cheat Price
Collude Price
Firm A
Cheat Price
18, 18
30, 6
Collude Price
6, 30
24, 24
Transcribed Image Text:Firm B Cheat Price Collude Price Firm A Cheat Price 18, 18 30, 6 Collude Price 6, 30 24, 24
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