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Suppose two companies,Sony and Magnavox,are competing in a duopoly.If both companies charge a high price,they each earn $700 million in economic profit.If both companies charge a low price,they each earn $500 million in economic profit.If one company charges a high price and the other a low price,the company charging the higher price earns $450 million in economic profit and the company charging the lower price earns $800 million in economic profit.
a.Complete the payoff matrix below for Sony and Magnavox.
b.Find the Nash equilibrium.
Market Failures
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Shortage
The amount by which the quantity demanded of a product exceeds the quantity supplied at a particular (below-equilibrium) price.
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