If a Firm Does Not Know Its Rival's Profit Function,then

question 64

Multiple Choice

If a firm does not know its rival's profit function,then we consider that information to be

• A) irrelevant in deciding its best strategy.
• B) private.
• C) common knowledge.
• D) Pareto sub-optimal.

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