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- LuLu Restaurant (LR) and Lucy Café (LC) have an implicit agreement to keep prices high so that both can earn $30,000 profit a year. Below is their complete payoff matrix in terms of thousands of dollars of profit per year and strategic actions a and b. LR’s payoffs are on the left and LC’s are on the right. However, in 2014 new owners/managers have taken over both LR and LC and have to decide whether to abide by the implicit agreement or to cheat.
LC | ||||||
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LR | a | 30, 30 | 25,32 | |||
b | 32, 25 | 26, 26 |
- Would this be a Nash equilibrium? Why or why not?
- Is this game a prisoner’s dilemma? Why or why not?
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- LuLu Restaurant (LR) and Lucy Café (LC) have an implicit agreement to keep prices high so that both can earn $30,000 profit a year. Below is their complete payoff matrix in terms of thousands of dollars of profit per year and strategic actions a and b. LR’s payoffs are the left and LC’s are on the right. However, in 2014 new owner/managers have taken over both LR and LC and have to decide whether to abide by the implicit agreement or to cheat. LC a b LR a 30, 30 25,32 b 32, 25 26, 26 What strategy will each firm choose and what will be its profit? Is this a Nash equilibrium? Why or why not? Would it be worth it for these new owners/managers to find reach an accommodation and go back to the old implicit agreement? Would this be a Nash equilibrium? Why or why not? Is this game a prisoner’s dilemma? Why or why not?Assume Waterland and Aquataste make a nonbinding, informal agreement that each will produce 250 gallons of water, charge $1.50 per gallon, and evenly split the profit of $750. If Aquataste sticks to the agreement, Waterland has an incentive to renege on the agreement by producing 350 gallons because Waterland’s profits would then increase from $375 to $______ . (Provide your answer to two decimal places.)Assume Waterland and Aquataste make a nonbinding, informal agreement that each will produce 250 gallons of water, charge $1.50 per gallon, and evenly split the profit of $750. If Aquataste reneges on the agreement and produces 350 gallons, Waterland has an incentive to renege on the agreement by producing 350 gallons because Waterland’s profits would increase to $_____ , which is better than the $312.50 Waterland would earn by sticking with the agreement. (Provide your answer to two decimal places.)
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- Megan and Martha own competing hair salons that are in the same neighborhood. They are both considering offering their clients discounts in order to increase business. The payoff matrix shows their yearly incomes in thousands of dollars if they offer and do not offer discounts to their customers. If Megan offers a discount, Martha should ________. If Megan offers no discount, Martha should ________. A-not discount; discount. B-not discount; not discount. C-discount; not discount D-discount; discount. E-indeterminateThe following are the demand and supply functions for three competing mobile phone models ofdifferent manufacturers. ??? = ?? − ???? + ??? + ?????? = ???? − ????? = ?? + ??? − ??? + ?????? = ??? − ????? = ?? + ??? + ??? − ?????? = ??? − ??Using Gaussian Elimination Method determine whether there are prices which would bring thesupply and demand levels into equilibrium for each of the three mobile phone models. If so, what are the equilibrium demand and supply quantities?You may get the three equations of market equilibrium condition by equating ???with ??? , ??? ???? ??? and ??????? ???.Pfizer and a competitor, Astra-Zeneca, are considering developing a new drug for a particular illness at the same time. The illness is relatively rare but the fixed cost of production is very high. In particular, the forecast demand for such a drug is insufficient to cover both firms’ costs. Analyse the interaction between the two firms using game theory. Present a payoff matrix to model the situation and analyse it for Nash equilibrium. What can either of these firms do to make their best, most- preferred outcome more likely?
- Boeing and Airbus have to decide whether to invest in the development of a Super Jumbo for long distance travel; if they both develop successfully the new plane, their profits will drop by 50 millions a year; if only one develop the Super Jumbo, it will make 80 millions a year in additional profits, whereas the profits of the other firm will drop by 30 millions a year; if no firm develops the plane, nothing changes. Based on giveninformation, construct Matrix Representation of Boeing and Airbus Companies gameYou are the manager in a market composed of eight firms, each of which has a 12.5 percent market share. In addition, each firm has a strong financial position and is located within a 100-mile radius of its competitors.Instruction: Enter your responses rounded to the nearest penny (two decimal places).a. Calculate the premerger Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) for this market.b. Suppose that any two of these firms merge. What is the postmerger HHI?c. Based only on the information contained in this question and on the U.S. Department of Justice Horizontal Merger Guidelines described in this chapter, do you think the Justice Department would attempt to block a merger between any two of the firms?multiple choice It likely will not. It may, but will likely consider other factors as well. It likely will.Collusive outcome versus Nash equilibrium Consider a remote town in which two restaurants, All-You-Can-Eat Café and GoodGrub Diner, operate in a duopoly. Both restaurants disregard health and safety regulations, but they continue to have customers because they are the only restaurants within 80 miles of town. Both restaurants know that if they clean up, they will attract more customers, but this also means that they will have to pay workers to do the cleaning. If neither restaurant cleans, each will earn $14,000; alternatively, if they both hire workers to clean, each will earn only $11,000. However, if one cleans and the other doesn't, more customers will choose the cleaner restaurant; the cleaner restaurant will make $18,000, and the other restaurant will make only $6,000. Complete the following payoff matrix using the information just given. (Note: All-You-Can-Eat Café and GoodGrub Diner are both profit-maximizing firms.) Attached the 08 tables need a solution If…