Table 12.3 Suppose OPEC Has Only Two Producers, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria

question 98

Multiple Choice

Table 12.3

Suppose OPEC has only two producers, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. Saudi Arabia has far more oil reserves and is the lower cost producer compared to Nigeria. The payoff matrix in Table 12.3 shows the profits earned per day by each country. "Low output" corresponds to producing the OPEC assigned quota and "high output" corresponds to producing the maximum capacity beyond the assigned quota.
-Refer to Table 12.3.Is there a dominant strategy for Nigeria and, if so, what is it?

• A)Yes, it has a dominant strategy depending on what Saudi Arabia does.
• B)No, there is no dominant strategy.
• C)Yes, the dominant strategy is to produce a low output.
• D)Yes, the dominant strategy is to produce a high output.

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