Two firms (Firm A and Firm B) operate in the same market and produce substitute products. Each firm can choose either to advertise or not to advertise its products. If neither of them advertise, they share the market equally. If only one of the firms advertises, the firm advertising gets a larger share of the market. If both of them advertise, they share the market equally. The profits of the firms in each situation is summarised

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Two firms (Firm A and Firm B) operate in the same market and produce substitute products. Each firm can choose either to advertise or not to advertise its products. If neither of them advertise, they share the market equally. If only one of the firms advertises, the firm advertising gets a larger share of the market. If both of them advertise, they share the market equally. The profits of the firms in each situation is summarised in the following table:

What is the outcome of this game? What payoff will each firm earn? What is the reasoning that you have followed in order to arrive at this outcome?  

(b) Is this a Prisoner's Dilemma? Why or why not?

 

Firm A
Advertise
Don't
advertise
Firm B
Advertise
5 mln, 5 mln
1 mln, 15 mln
Don't
advertise
15 mln ,1 mln
10 mln, 10
min
Transcribed Image Text:Firm A Advertise Don't advertise Firm B Advertise 5 mln, 5 mln 1 mln, 15 mln Don't advertise 15 mln ,1 mln 10 mln, 10 min
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