The table below shows the payoffs for two firms competing on price (a Bertrand duopoly). Firm A and Firm B can each choose to raise their prices, or to keep their prices low. A's Strategy Raise Price Table 14.1 B's Strategy Raise Price A's profit $3,000 B's profit $3,000 Don't A's profit $15,000 Raise B's profit $10,000 a. Player A: Raise Price Player B: Don't Raise Price b. Player A: Don't Raise Price Player B: Don't Raise Price c. Player A: Raise Price Player B: Don't Raise Price d. Player A: Don't Raise Price Player B: Raise Price Don't Raise Price A's profit $10,000 B's profit $15,000 Based on the pay-off table above, what is (are) the Nash equilibrium outcome(s)? and A's profit $5,000 B's profit $5,000 Player A: Don't Raise Price Player B: Raise Price

The table below shows the payoffs for two firms competing on price (a Bertrand duopoly). Firm A and Firm B can each choose to raise their prices, or to keep their prices low. A's Strategy Raise Price Table 14.1 B's Strategy Raise Price A's profit $3,000 B's profit $3,000 Don't A's profit $15,000 Raise B's profit $10,000 a. Player A: Raise Price Player B: Don't Raise Price b. Player A: Don't Raise Price Player B: Don't Raise Price c. Player A: Raise Price Player B: Don't Raise Price d. Player A: Don't Raise Price Player B: Raise Price Don't Raise Price A's profit $10,000 B's profit $15,000 Based on the pay-off table above, what is (are) the Nash equilibrium outcome(s)? and A's profit $5,000 B's profit $5,000 Player A: Don't Raise Price Player B: Raise Price

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Chapter17: Oligopoly

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