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question 63

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel
-(Figure: Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel) The figure Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel describes two people who sell handmade Davy Crockett figurines in San Antonio. Both Gehrig and Gabriel have two strategies available to them: to produce 5,000 figurines each month or to produce 7,000 figurines each month. For Gehrig and Gabriel, the dominant strategy is to:

• A) produce 5,000 figurines.
• B) produce 7,000 figurines.
• C) produce between 5,000 and 7,000 figurines.
• D) collude and increase production to more than 14,000 figurines.

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Definitions:

Production Function

A mathematical model that describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output of goods or services.

Constant Returns

A situation in which the rate of increase in output is directly proportional to the increase in inputs in the production process.

Scale

The size or level of operation, indicating the scope or extent of something, often used in discussions of production or economic activities.

Production Function

An economic model that describes how output is created by varying inputs of production like labor and capital.