Abbott and Costello Are Two Firms That Compete with Each

question 71

Multiple Choice

Abbott and Costello are two firms that compete with each other in the market for ice-cream.They can price their product at a high,medium,or low price.The following matrix shows their profits from their respective pricing strategies.
Table 15-3
-Refer to Table 15-3.Using the method of iterated dominance it can be concluded that the outcome of the given payoff matrix is:

• A)a dominant-strategy equilibrium.
• B)indeterminate as there are no dominant strategies.
• C)both players choosing a low pricing strategy.
• D)both players choosing a high pricing strategy.