The Prisoner's Dilemma Shown Displays the Payoffs Associated with Two

question 61

Multiple Choice

The prisoner's dilemma shown displays the payoffs associated with two firms: Firm A and Firm B. These firms are in an oligopoly and they can choose to either collude or compete. Given the payoffs in this matrix, Firm B:

• A)should always choose to collude, regardless of Firm A's actions.
• B)should always choose to compete, regardless of Firm A's actions.
• C)should compete if Firm A competes and collude if Firm A colludes.
• D)should compete if Firm A colludes and collude if Firm A competes.

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