Oculus and Maxygen are small drug companies. Oculus has obtained a patent on a new antibiotic that is effective against an emerging superbug—a bacteria that is resistant to traditional antibiotics. Unfortunately, the Oculus drug has severe side​ effects, making the drug unsuitable except for patients who are desperate.     Ownership of this drug is worth ​$20 million to Oculus under the current situation. Maxygen has a patent on another drug that is of no therapeutic value in itself so the drug generates no current income for Maxygen. ​ However, when combined in a particular way with the Oculus​ drug, it dramatically reduces the negative side effects. The value of the two drugs together is estimated at ​$55 million. Maxygen is negotiating to sell its patent to Oculus. Situations of this type are fairly common in the drug business and sales of patent rights are common. ​ However, sometimes negotiations over such sales take a long time and sometimes negotiations are unsuccessful. Why would such wasteful outcomes​ occur? Nash bargaining sometimes fails because   A. the parties have incomplete information.   B. the parties are not concerned about payoffs.   C. the parties move simultaneously.   D. the parties are too honest.   E. the parties are overly rational

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Oculus and Maxygen are small drug companies. Oculus has obtained a patent on a new antibiotic that is effective against an emerging
superbug—a
bacteria that is resistant to traditional antibiotics. Unfortunately, the Oculus drug has severe side​ effects, making the drug unsuitable except for patients who are desperate.  
 
Ownership of this drug is worth
​$20
million to Oculus under the current situation. Maxygen has a patent on another drug that is of no therapeutic value in itself so the drug generates no current income for Maxygen. ​ However, when combined in a particular way with the Oculus​ drug, it dramatically reduces the negative side effects. The value of the two drugs together is estimated at
​$55
million. Maxygen is negotiating to sell its patent to Oculus.
Situations of this type are fairly common in the drug business and sales of patent rights are common. ​ However, sometimes negotiations over such sales take a long time and sometimes negotiations are unsuccessful. Why would such wasteful outcomes​ occur?
Nash bargaining sometimes fails because
 
A.
the parties
have incomplete information.
 
B.
the parties are not concerned about payoffs.
 
C.
the parties move simultaneously.
 
D.
the parties are too honest.
 
E.
the parties
are overly rational.
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