Table 12.2 Table 12.2 Shows the Payoff Matrix for London Drugs and Matrix

question 119

Multiple Choice

Table 12.2

Table 12.2 shows the payoff matrix for London Drugs and FutureShop from every combination of pricing strategies for the popular PlayStation 3. At the start of the game, each firm charges a low price and each earns a profit of $7,000.
-Refer to Table 12.2.Suppose pricing PlayStations is a repeated game in which London Drugs and FutureShop will be selling the game system in competition over a long period of time.In this case, what is the most likely outcome?

• A)a noncooperative equilibrium in which each firm charges the high price
• B)a cooperative equilibrium in which each firm charges the high price
• C)a noncooperative equilibrium in which each firm charges the low price
• D)a cooperative equilibrium in which each firm charges the low price

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