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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.   Which of the following is the Nash equilibrium outcome in this oligopoly? A)  East Ltd. co-operates but West Ltd. begins a price war. B)  West Ltd. co-operates but East Ltd. begins a price war. C)  Both firms co-operate. D)  Both firms begin a price war. Which of the following is the Nash equilibrium outcome in this oligopoly?


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