Firm A: High Price A: $6 В: $6 Low Price A: $8 High Price B: -$2 Firm B: A: -$2 B: $8 A: $0 B: $0 Low Price The above payoff matrix shows the economic profits (in millions of dollars) of two firms in a duopoly that have agreed to a cartel agreement to keep their prices high. Assuming the game is played once, the Nash equilibrium outcome is where firm B charges the high price and firm A charges the low price firm A charges the high price and firm B charges the low price both charge the low price both charge the high price
Firm A: High Price A: $6 В: $6 Low Price A: $8 High Price B: -$2 Firm B: A: -$2 B: $8 A: $0 B: $0 Low Price The above payoff matrix shows the economic profits (in millions of dollars) of two firms in a duopoly that have agreed to a cartel agreement to keep their prices high. Assuming the game is played once, the Nash equilibrium outcome is where firm B charges the high price and firm A charges the low price firm A charges the high price and firm B charges the low price both charge the low price both charge the high price
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![Firm A:
High Price
A: $6
В: $6
Low Price
A: $8
High Price
B: -$2
Firm B:
A: -$2
B: $8
A: $0
B: $0
Low Price
The above payoff matrix shows the economic profits (in millions of dollars) of two
firms in a duopoly that have agreed to a cartel agreement to keep their prices high.
Assuming the game is played once, the Nash equilibrium outcome is where
firm B charges the high price and firm A charges the low price
firm A charges the high price and firm B charges the low price
both charge the low price
both charge the high price](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe075074b-d748-4523-ba57-facb766b9a97%2F25c390b5-e925-4e37-8440-563ba87b121f%2Fv4bvdhs_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Firm A:
High Price
A: $6
В: $6
Low Price
A: $8
High Price
B: -$2
Firm B:
A: -$2
B: $8
A: $0
B: $0
Low Price
The above payoff matrix shows the economic profits (in millions of dollars) of two
firms in a duopoly that have agreed to a cartel agreement to keep their prices high.
Assuming the game is played once, the Nash equilibrium outcome is where
firm B charges the high price and firm A charges the low price
firm A charges the high price and firm B charges the low price
both charge the low price
both charge the high price
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