(Table: Firms 1 and 2 III) Payoffs Represent Profits in Millions

question 139

Essay

(Table: Firms 1 and 2 III) Payoffs represent profits in millions of dollars.
a. What is Firm 2's dominant strategy?
b. What is Firm 2's dominated strategy?
c. At what values of x will Firm 1's dominant strategy be down?
d. If x = 7, what is Firm 1's dominated strategy?

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