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![General Mills and Kellogg are considering two different strategies in the
market for breakfast cereals: whether to have a small product
development budget or a large product development budget. The payoff
matrix below shows the profits for both Kellogg and General Mills in each
possible scenario.
Kellogg
Small
budget
Large
budget
Small budget
Profit =
$50,000
Profit =
$70,000
General Mills
Profit=
$40,000
Profit = $0
Large budget
Profit = $0
Profit =
$30,000
Profit=
$30,000
No, neither firm has a dominant strategy.
Yes, General Mills has a dominant strategy but Kellogg does not.
Yes, Kellogg has a dominant strategy but General Mills does not.
Yes, both firms have a dominant strategy.
Profit =
$20,000
Assuming that the two firms are not colluding or cooperating with one
another, does either firm have a dominant strategy?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9527821e-ccd9-4c14-b956-40fbc42f5540%2Fa5ad8160-0dc6-4eb7-901c-a2e43201dc29%2Foum0nj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:General Mills and Kellogg are considering two different strategies in the
market for breakfast cereals: whether to have a small product
development budget or a large product development budget. The payoff
matrix below shows the profits for both Kellogg and General Mills in each
possible scenario.
Kellogg
Small
budget
Large
budget
Small budget
Profit =
$50,000
Profit =
$70,000
General Mills
Profit=
$40,000
Profit = $0
Large budget
Profit = $0
Profit =
$30,000
Profit=
$30,000
No, neither firm has a dominant strategy.
Yes, General Mills has a dominant strategy but Kellogg does not.
Yes, Kellogg has a dominant strategy but General Mills does not.
Yes, both firms have a dominant strategy.
Profit =
$20,000
Assuming that the two firms are not colluding or cooperating with one
another, does either firm have a dominant strategy?
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