мсо 16 Consider the following game in which two firms (BLACK and BLUE) are considering whether to raise price or lower price. Each firm knows that the impact on profits depends in part on what the other firm does. The expected profit outcomes of the game are shown below, with BLACK's profit shown as the first number in each pair and BLUE's profit shown as the second number: BLUE Raise price Lower price Raise 4, 7 4, 2 price BLACK 3, 5 5, 6 Lower price Assuming that the firms both aim to make as much profit as possible, which of the following is TRUE for the game? A BLUE's dominant strategy is to lower price В BLUE's dominant strategy is to raise price C BLACK's dominant strategy is to lower price BLACK's dominant strategy is to raise price E I do not want to answer this question. F neither firm has a dominant strategy
мсо 16 Consider the following game in which two firms (BLACK and BLUE) are considering whether to raise price or lower price. Each firm knows that the impact on profits depends in part on what the other firm does. The expected profit outcomes of the game are shown below, with BLACK's profit shown as the first number in each pair and BLUE's profit shown as the second number: BLUE Raise price Lower price Raise 4, 7 4, 2 price BLACK 3, 5 5, 6 Lower price Assuming that the firms both aim to make as much profit as possible, which of the following is TRUE for the game? A BLUE's dominant strategy is to lower price В BLUE's dominant strategy is to raise price C BLACK's dominant strategy is to lower price BLACK's dominant strategy is to raise price E I do not want to answer this question. F neither firm has a dominant strategy
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Consider the following game in which two firms (BLACK and BLUE) are considering whether to raise price or lower price. Each firm knows that the impact on profits
depends in part on what the other firm does. The expected profit outcomes of the game are shown below, with BLACK's profit shown as the first number in each pair and
BLUE's profit shown as the second number:
BLUE
Raise price
Lower price
Raise
4, 7
4, 2
price
BLACK
3, 5
5, 6
Lower
price
Assuming that the firms both aim to make as much profit as possible, which of the following is TRUE
for the game?
A
BLUE's dominant strategy is to lower price
В
BLUE's dominant strategy is to raise price
C
BLACK's dominant strategy is to lower price
D
BLACK's dominant strategy is to raise price
E
I do not want to answer this question.
F
neither firm has a dominant strategy](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff81fc2f7-5a5f-4616-8df0-44da440fe28f%2F8c6399b9-323d-4941-bbfa-40e5963b6835%2F56s6nv_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:MCQ 16
Consider the following game in which two firms (BLACK and BLUE) are considering whether to raise price or lower price. Each firm knows that the impact on profits
depends in part on what the other firm does. The expected profit outcomes of the game are shown below, with BLACK's profit shown as the first number in each pair and
BLUE's profit shown as the second number:
BLUE
Raise price
Lower price
Raise
4, 7
4, 2
price
BLACK
3, 5
5, 6
Lower
price
Assuming that the firms both aim to make as much profit as possible, which of the following is TRUE
for the game?
A
BLUE's dominant strategy is to lower price
В
BLUE's dominant strategy is to raise price
C
BLACK's dominant strategy is to lower price
D
BLACK's dominant strategy is to raise price
E
I do not want to answer this question.
F
neither firm has a dominant strategy
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