What Is True About Threats in the Game in Scenario

question 1

Multiple Choice

What is true about threats in the game in Scenario 13.15?

• A) Simple can change the equilibrium by means of a credible threat; Boring cannot.
• B) Boring can change the equilibrium by means of a credible threat; Simple cannot.
• C) Boring can change the equilibrium by means of a credible threat only if it can move before Simple.
• D) Simple can change the equilibrium by means of a credible threat only if it can move before Boring.
• E) Neither firm has a credible threat with which to change this equilibrium.

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