Consider the following simultaneous move game. Two firms areconsidering where to open their flagship store in a state theyare expanding into. After they simultaneously make theirdecisions, they compete and earn the additional profits (inmillions) given in the cell corresponding to the location theyboth chose. Which of the following statements is true. Location Location3Location12Location10, 45, 33, 2AFirm 10, 14, 66,0LocationLocationsFyDELocation2, 13, 52,8GHA. Location 1 is a dominated strategy for firm 2B. Location Z is a dominated strategy for firm1O C. Cell E is the Nash equilibriumD. Both B and C are trueE. Both A and C are trueF. Both A and B are true

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Location Location Lóčation 1 2 10, 4 5, 3 3, 2 Location A B Firm 1 0, 1 6,0 Location 4, 6 Locations y D E Location 2, 1 3, 5 2,8 G H A. Location 1 is a dominated strategy for firm 2 B. Location Z is a dominated strategy for firm1 C. Cell E is the Nash equilibrium D. Both B and C are true O E. Both A and C are true O F. Both A and B are true

Location Location Lóčation 1 2 10, 4 5, 3 3, 2 Location A B Firm 1 0, 1 6,0 Location 4, 6 Locations y D E Location 2, 1 3, 5 2,8 G H A. Location 1 is a dominated strategy for firm 2 B. Location Z is a dominated strategy for firm1 C. Cell E is the Nash equilibrium D. Both B and C are true O E. Both A and C are true O F. Both A and B are true

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Chapter15: Strategic Games

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