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The following table shows the pay-off matrix for West Ltd. and East Ltd. in an oligopolistic market. Each firm has two options: co-operate or start a price war. Refer to the table to answer the question. The following table shows the pay-off matrix for West Ltd. and East Ltd. in an oligopolistic market. Each firm has two options: co-operate or start a price war. Refer to the table to answer the question.   West Ltd. earns its maximum pay-off when _____. A)  it co-operates but East Ltd. begins a price war B)  East Ltd. co-operates but West Ltd. begins a price war C)  both the firms co-operate D)  both the firms begin a price war West Ltd. earns its maximum pay-off when _____.


Definitions:

Variable Cost

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production or sales activity, such as raw materials and direct labor costs.

Fixed Costs

Fixed overheads that stay the same no matter how much is produced or sold, including rental fees or staff salaries.

Margin of Safety

The difference between actual or projected sales and the break-even point, indicating the amount by which sales can drop before a business incurs a loss.

Break-even Point

The level of sales at which total revenues equal total costs, and the business makes no profit but also incurs no loss.

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