Sears -Sears and Wal-Mart Must Decide Whether to Lower Their Prices

question 4

Multiple Choice

Sears
-Sears and Wal-Mart must decide whether to lower their prices, based on the economic profits shown in the table above. Which of the following is true?

• A) This situation is not a prisoners' dilemma.
• B) If Sears lowers its prices and Wal-Mart does not, Sears will make a $20 million economic profit.
• C) If Wal-Mart lowers its prices, Sears should keep its prices high.
• D) Both Sears and Wal-Mart would jointly be better off if they could each keep their prices high.

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