Wal-Mart and Target Are the Only Stores in a Remote

question 81

Multiple Choice

Wal-Mart and Target are the only stores in a remote town that currently stock and sell the PlayStation 5 video game console. Managers at both stores are simultaneously deciding whether to charge a price of $1,000 or $1,500 for each console. If both stores charge $1,000, they earn a profit of $100,000 each. If both stores charge $1,500, they earn a profit of $200,000 each. If one store charges $1,000 and the other store charges $1,500, the store that charges $1,000 earns a profit of $250,000 and the firm that charges $1,500 earns a profit of $50,000. If Wal-Mart and Target _________, they can both charge $1,500 and earn the highest combined profit available.

• A) collude with each other
• B) privately undercut each other after making an agreement
• C) engage in spirited price competition
• D) compete with each other only with regard to quantity and not price
• E) compete with each other only with regard to price and not quantity

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