The Following Matrix Gives the Profits (In Thousands of Dollars)for

question 14

Multiple Choice

The following matrix gives the profits (in thousands of dollars) for Firm 1 and Firm 2 from high-price,medium-price,and low-price pricing strategies:
Table 10-1

-Refer to Table 10-1.Identify the true statement.

• A)The players must use mixed strategies since the game does not have a pure-strategy equilibrium.
• B)The value of the game is indeterminate.
• C)The firm that gets to choose its pricing strategy first will maximize profits irrespective of the other firm's actions.
• D)The outcome of the game represents a dominant-strategy equilibrium.
• E)The optimal solution to the game can be obtained through backward induction.

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