Two Firms Are Trying to Decide How Much to Budget

question 86

Multiple Choice

Two firms are trying to decide how much to budget for research and development.Once a new discovery is made,each firm benefits regardless of which firm developed the innovation.In this R&D game of chicken,the Nash equilibrium is that

• A)both firms conduct R&D.
• B)neither firm conducts R&D.
• C)only one firm conducts R&D but which firm conducts the R&D cannot be determined.
• D)the larger firm conducts the R&D.
• E)the smaller firm conducts the R&D.

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