FIGURE 14.1 Profit payoff (in millions) for a two-firm oligopoly. Each firm has two possible pricing strategies. RareAir's strategies are shown in the top margin, and Uptown's in the left margin. Each lettered cell of this four-cell payoff matrix represents one combination of a RareAir strategy and an Uptown strategy and shows the profit that combination would earn for each. Assuming no collusion, the outcome of this game is Cell D, with both parties using low-price strategies and earning $8 million of profits. RareAir's price strategy High Low $12 B $15 High $12 $6 $6 $8 Low $15 $8 Uptown's price strategy
FIGURE 14.1 Profit payoff (in millions) for a two-firm oligopoly. Each firm has two possible pricing strategies. RareAir's strategies are shown in the top margin, and Uptown's in the left margin. Each lettered cell of this four-cell payoff matrix represents one combination of a RareAir strategy and an Uptown strategy and shows the profit that combination would earn for each. Assuming no collusion, the outcome of this game is Cell D, with both parties using low-price strategies and earning $8 million of profits. RareAir's price strategy High Low $12 B $15 High $12 $6 $6 $8 Low $15 $8 Uptown's price strategy
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Consider a “punishment” variation of the two-firm oligopoly situation shown in Figure 14.1. Suppose that if one firm sets a low price while the other sets a high price, then the firm setting the high price can fine the firm setting the low price. Suppose that whenever a fine is imposed, X dollars is taken from the low-price firm and given to the high-price firm. What is the smallest amount that the fine X can be such that both firms will want to always set the high price?
![FIGURE 14.1 Profit payoff (in millions) for a two-firm oligopoly. Each
firm has two possible pricing strategies. RareAir's strategies are shown in
the top margin, and Uptown's in the left margin. Each lettered cell of this
four-cell payoff matrix represents one combination of a RareAir strategy
and an Uptown strategy and shows the profit that combination would earn
for each. Assuming no collusion, the outcome of this game is Cell D, with
both parties using low-price strategies and earning $8 million of profits.
RareAir's price strategy
High
Low
$12
B
$15
High
$12
$6
$6
$8
Low
$15
$8
Uptown's price strategy](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9c69264a-36a4-4137-a07f-f046c97ba583%2F278523ca-f3db-4caf-9a49-c11e98adb0a8%2Fnf1l1o.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:FIGURE 14.1 Profit payoff (in millions) for a two-firm oligopoly. Each
firm has two possible pricing strategies. RareAir's strategies are shown in
the top margin, and Uptown's in the left margin. Each lettered cell of this
four-cell payoff matrix represents one combination of a RareAir strategy
and an Uptown strategy and shows the profit that combination would earn
for each. Assuming no collusion, the outcome of this game is Cell D, with
both parties using low-price strategies and earning $8 million of profits.
RareAir's price strategy
High
Low
$12
B
$15
High
$12
$6
$6
$8
Low
$15
$8
Uptown's price strategy
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