Using the Following Payoff Table for Hardaway Corporation and Paxton

question 27

Multiple Choice

Using the following payoff table for Hardaway Corporation and Paxton Industries. These two firms must make simultaneous pricing decisions. They can choose low, medium, or high prices. The payoffs given are in thousands of dollars of profit per month.
$\begin{array} { l } &\text { Paxton Industries }\\ \text {Hardaway Corp. }&\begin{array}{l|lc|ll|ll|}&{\text { Low }} && {\text { Medium }} && {\text { High }} \\\hline\text {Low }& \text { A } & & \mathrm{B} & & \mathrm{C} & \\&& \$ 30, \$ 30 & & \$ 45, \$ 20 & & \$ 32, \$ 20 \\\hline \text {Medium }&\text { D } & & \mathrm{E} & & \mathrm{F} & \\&& \$ 20, \$ 45 & & \$ 40, \$ 40 & & \$ 45, \$ 35 \\\hline \text {High }&\mathrm{G} & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{I} & \\&& \$ 15, \$ 48 & & \$ 38, \$ 52 & & \$ 50, \$ 50 \\\hline\end{array}\\ &\text { Payoffs in thousands of dollars of monthly profits. }\\\end{array}$
-After the first round of eliminating dominated strategies for both firms,

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