The Payoff Matrix Below Shows the Payoffs (In Millions of Dollars)

question 24

Multiple Choice

The payoff matrix below shows the payoffs (in millions of dollars) for two firms, A and B, for two different strategies, investing in new capital or not investing in new capital. An industry spy comes to firm B and claims to know what firm A has decided. Given that each firm already knows the payoff matrix, how much would this information be worth to firm B?

• A)$0.
• B)$50 million.
• C)$30 million.
• D)$70 million.

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