Suppose that Camel and Marlboro are the only two firms that sell cigarettes. The following payoff matrix shows the profit (in millions of dollars) thateach company will earn depending on whether or not it advertises.For example, the upper-right cell shows that if Camel advertises and Marlboro doesn't advertise, Camel will make a profit of $10 million, and Marlborowill make a profit of -$2 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Camel and Marlboro are both profit-maximizing firms.MarlboroAdvertise Don't AdvertiseAdvertise5, 510, -2CamelDon't Advertise-2, 108, 8Fill in the following table by calculating Camel's profits depending on whether Marlboro advertises.MarlboroAdvertiseDon't AdvertiseCamelAdvertisemillionmillionDon't AdvertisemillionmillionSuppose that both firms start off not advertising. If the firms act independently, Camel will chooseadvertise, and Marlboro will chooseadvertise. If the firms decide to collude, Camel will chooseadvertise, and Marlboro will chooseadvertise.Suppose that the government steps in and bans cigarette advertising for all firms. This willthe firms.

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Suppose that Camel and Marlboro are the only two firms that sell cigarettes. The following payoff matrix shows the profit (in millions of dollars) that each company will earn depending on whether or not it advertises. For example, the upper-right cell shows that if Camel advertises and Marlboro doesn't advertise, Camel will make a profit of $10 million, and Marlboro will make a profit of -$2 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Camel and Marlboro are both profit-maximizing firms. Marlboro Advertise Don't Advertise Advertise 5,5 10, -2 Camel Don't Advertise 2, 10 8, 8

Suppose that Camel and Marlboro are the only two firms that sell cigarettes. The following payoff matrix shows the profit (in millions of dollars) that each company will earn depending on whether or not it advertises. For example, the upper-right cell shows that if Camel advertises and Marlboro doesn't advertise, Camel will make a profit of $10 million, and Marlboro will make a profit of -$2 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Camel and Marlboro are both profit-maximizing firms. Marlboro Advertise Don't Advertise Advertise 5,5 10, -2 Camel Don't Advertise 2, 10 8, 8

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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