12. Two companies share the bulk of the market for a particular kind of product. Each is nowplanning its new marketing plans for the next year in an attempt to wrest some sales away fromthe other company. (The total sales for the product are relatively fixed, so one company canincrease its sales only by winning them away from the other.). Each company is consideringthree possibilities: (1) better packaging of the product, (2) increased advertising, and (3) a slightreduction in price. The costs of the three alternatives are quite comparable and sufficiently largeso that each company will select just one strategy. The estimated effect of each combination ofalternatives on the increased percentage of the sales for company 1 is as follows:Player 2StrategyIIII231Player 1II14II3-2-1Each company must make its selection before learning the decisionWithout eliminating the dominated strategies, use the minimax criterion to find the beststrategy for each player.Now, reduce the size of the payoff matrix by successively eliminating dominated strategies, asfar as posible. Give a list of the dominated strategies (and the corresponding dominatingstrategies) in the order in which you were able to eliminate them.thether company.11

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Player 2 Strategy II II 2 3 Player 1 II 1 4 II 3 -2 -1 Each company must make its selection before learning the decision of the other company. Without eliminating the dominated strategies, use the minimax criterion to find the best strategy for each player. Now, reduce the size of the payoff matrix by successively eliminating dominated strategies, as far as posible. Give a list of the dominated strategies (and the corresponding dominating strategies) in the order in which you were able to eliminate them.

Player 2 Strategy II II 2 3 Player 1 II 1 4 II 3 -2 -1 Each company must make its selection before learning the decision of the other company. Without eliminating the dominated strategies, use the minimax criterion to find the best strategy for each player. Now, reduce the size of the payoff matrix by successively eliminating dominated strategies, as far as posible. Give a list of the dominated strategies (and the corresponding dominating strategies) in the order in which you were able to eliminate them.

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