Table 16-4 In the Following Duopoly Game, the Two Firms Can Either

question 40

Multiple Choice

Table 16-4
In the following duopoly game, the two firms can either set the price of their product high or low. In this market, customers are very price sensitive: when one firm sets a low price it steals the majority of customers from its competitor. The game is represented in the table below.

-Refer to Table 16-4. Profit for each firm would be maximised if:

• A) each firm plays their dominant strategy
• B) firm A sets a high price and firm B sets a low price
• C) firm A sets a low price and firm B sets a high price
• D) the two firms could successfully collude

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