According to a Spokesperson for Cereal Maker Kellogg, "… for the Past

question 94

Essay

According to a spokesperson for cereal maker Kellogg, "… for the past several years, our individual company growth has come out of the other fellow's hide."
a. What implications does this statement have for the level of advertising in the cereal industry?
b. Using the following hypothetical payoff matrix, explain how trigger strategies can be used to support the collusive level of advertising in an infinitely repeated game. For what values of the interest can collusion be sustained?

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