Question 1/ LG and Samsung are both releasing a new smartphone at the same time. Each company is fairly well known, and they are both deciding between pursuing two advertising strategies. Each firm knows that its profits will be affected by its own decision and the decision of the competing firm. The payoff matrix contains the estimated profits for both companies for all possible strategies. Samsung's profits are in the lower (green) triangle of each cell and LG's profits are in the upper (blue) triangle of each cell. Profits (payoffs) are in millions of dollars. Samsung Strategy 1 Strategy 2 strategy 2 Strategy 1 strategy 1 A $150 What is LG's dominant strategy? $300 $150 $25 OLG does not have a dominant strategy. LG B $25 D $75 Strategy 2 $300 $75

Question 1/ LG and Samsung are both releasing a new smartphone at the same time. Each company is fairly well known, and they are both deciding between pursuing two advertising strategies. Each firm knows that its profits will be affected by its own decision and the decision of the competing firm. The payoff matrix contains the estimated profits for both companies for all possible strategies. Samsung's profits are in the lower (green) triangle of each cell and LG's profits are in the upper (blue) triangle of each cell. Profits (payoffs) are in millions of dollars. Samsung Strategy 1 Strategy 2 strategy 2 Strategy 1 strategy 1 A $150 What is LG's dominant strategy? $300 $150 $25 OLG does not have a dominant strategy. LG B $25 D $75 Strategy 2 $300 $75

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