Two Firms,A and B,are Faced with a Decision on Making

question 102

Essay

Two firms,A and B,are faced with a decision on making investments in safety.They each currently earn profit of $500.A safety investment would cost $100 paid by the firm that makes the investment and would lower both firms' labor costs by $75 per firm.If both firms share the investment ($50 each)their labor costs are lowered by $100 per firm.Draw the payoff matrix for this game and determine the Nash equilibrium.Does it make sense for the firms in the industry to ask the government to force them to make the investment? Explain.

Understand the principle of promissory estoppel and its exceptions to the consideration requirement.

Analyze the enforceability of promises based on past consideration and moral obligations.

Distinguish between liquidated and unliquidated debts and their implications for consideration.

Understand the legal significance of nominal consideration and its role in contract law.

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