-Oscar and Felix Are the Only Firms That Clean Offices

question 135

Multiple Choice

-Oscar and Felix are the only firms that clean offices in a large city. They agree to operate as a cartel. The payoff matrix shows the economic profit that each firm can make. If the game is played repeatedly and Felix and Oscar both use a tit-for-tat strategy, then

• A) Felix will make $10 million of economic profit and Oscar will cheat.
• B) Felix and Oscar will each make $1 million of economic profit.
• C) Felix will make -$2 million economic of profit and Oscar will cheat.
• D) Felix and Oscar will each make $10 million of economic profit.

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