a.b.Each firm has four alternative strategies, and a certain profit/payoff is associated witheach strategy. The numbers in the payoff matrix denote firm A's profit (in thousands ofdollars). The total amount of profit that can be earned by the two firms together is$20000. (This is called a "constant sum game.") Firm B's profit is therefore $20000minus firm A's profit. What strategies will the two firms select? Is the game strictlydetermined? If so, how much does each firm gain?B's strategiesA's strategies ↓IncreaseAdvertisingDecreasePriceIncreasePriceAlterProductIncreaseAdvertising011811DecreasePrice81062IncreasePrice71215AlterProduct415312Suppose now that due to a change in consumer preferences, firm A's "Increase Price"strategy pays off better than before when firm B elects to "Decrease Price," that is, thepayoff rises from 6 to 14. What strategies will the two firms now select? Is the gamestrictly determined? If so, how much does each firm gain? If not, show that each firm'sbest strategy changes from one period to the next.

Given, Two Players : Firm A and Firm BFirm A has four strategies : Increase Advertising, Decrease…

Each firm has four alternative strategies, and a certain profit/payoff is associated with each strategy. The numbers in the payoff matrix denote firm A's profit (in thousands of dollars). The total amount of profit that can be earned by the two firms together is $20000. (This is called a "constant sum game.") Firm B's profit is therefore $20000 minus firm A's profit. What strategies will the two firms select? Is the game strictly determined? If so, how much does each firm gain?

Each firm has four alternative strategies, and a certain profit/payoff is associated with each strategy. The numbers in the payoff matrix denote firm A's profit (in thousands of dollars). The total amount of profit that can be earned by the two firms together is $20000. (This is called a "constant sum game.") Firm B's profit is therefore $20000 minus firm A's profit. What strategies will the two firms select? Is the game strictly determined? If so, how much does each firm gain?

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