SCENARIO: PAYOFF MATRIX FOR AIRBUS AND BOEING

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SCENARIO: PAYOFF MATRIX FOR AIRBUS AND BOEING
The payoff matrix supplied shows outcomes of various strategies
That Airbus and Boeing might follow in response to action on the
Part of the other company.This payoff matrix describes actions
In developing so­called super­jumbo jets that can carry 600 or
More passengers.In each element, the lower­left value gives
The outcome for Boeing based on the action of Airbus and the
Upper­right value gives the outcome for Airbus based on the
Action of Boeing.For example, in element A, each company will
Lose $10 million if they both decide to produce super­jumbo jets.
(Scenario: Payoff Matrix for Airbus and Boeing) Which elements
Are a Nash equilibria?

• A)D and B
• B)A and C
• C)B and D
• D)B and C

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Definitions:

Equipment

Tangible assets used in operations, such as machinery or office machines, which have a useful life longer than a year.

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation method that allocates an equal amount of the cost of an asset to each year of its useful life.

Fully Depreciated

A term used when a fixed asset has been depreciated to its salvage value and no longer carries a cost on the balance sheet except its possible residual value.

Loss on Disposal

Represents the financial loss a company incurs when it disposes of an asset for less than its carrying value.