-The Above Figure Shows the Payoff to Two Airlines,A and B,of

question 12

Multiple Choice

-The above figure shows the payoff to two airlines,A and B,of serving a particular route.If the two airlines must decide simultaneously,what will happen if the government offers a $30 subsidy to airlines that serve this route?

• A) Both firms will enter profitably.
• B) Firm A will decide not to enter since firm B will.
• C) Firm B is still better off not entering.
• D) Neither firm will have a dominant strategy.

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Definitions:

Differentiated Product

A product that is distinct in some way from other products in the market, often through quality, design, or features, allowing it to stand out to consumers.

Collusion Methods

Strategies used by firms to set prices or output levels by agreement rather than through competition, often to maximize profits illegally or unethically.

Cartels

Coalitions of independent businesses formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods to maximize collective profits.

Price Leadership

A market situation where one or more dominant firms set the price of goods or services, and other firms in the industry follow suit.