Suppose that two mining companies, Australian Minerals Company (AMC) and South African Mines, Inc. (SAMI), control the only sources of a rare mineral used in making certain electronic components. The companies have agreed to form a cartel to set the (profit-maximizing) price of the mineral. Each company must decide whether to abide by the agreement (i.e., not offer secret price cuts to customers) or not abide (i.e., offer secret price cuts to customers). If both companies abide by the agreement, AMC will earn an annual profit of $30 million and SAMI will earn an annual profit of $20 million from sales of the mineral. If AMC does not abide and SAMI abides by the agreement, then AMC earns $40 million and SAMI earns $5 million. If SAMI does not abide and AMC abides by the agreement, then AMC earns $10 million and SAMI earns $30 million. If both companies do not abide by the agreement, then AMC earns $15 million and SAMI earns $10 million.   Complete the following payoff matrix using the previous information.                                                       SAMI                                                      Abide                                    Not Abide AMC Abide $        mill $           mill $      mill. $       mill.   Not Abide $        mill $           mill $      mill. $      mill.  In he absence of a binding and enforceable agreement, AMC's dominant strategy is to                      .   SAMI's dominant startegy is                                  .   If the two firms can enter into a binding and enforceable agreement, AMC would choose to                       and SAMI would choose to                    .

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Suppose that two mining companies, Australian Minerals Company (AMC) and South African Mines, Inc. (SAMI), control the only sources of a rare mineral used in making certain electronic components. The companies have agreed to form a cartel to set the (profit-maximizing) price of the mineral. Each company must decide whether to abide by the agreement (i.e., not offer secret price cuts to customers) or not abide (i.e., offer secret price cuts to customers).
If both companies abide by the agreement, AMC will earn an annual profit of $30 million and SAMI will earn an annual profit of $20 million from sales of the mineral. If AMC does not abide and SAMI abides by the agreement, then AMC earns $40 million and SAMI earns $5 million. If SAMI does not abide and AMC abides by the agreement, then AMC earns $10 million and SAMI earns $30 million. If both companies do not abide by the agreement, then AMC earns $15 million and SAMI earns $10 million.
 
Complete the following payoff matrix using the previous information.
 
                                                    SAMI
                                                     Abide                                    Not Abide
AMC Abide $        mill $           mill $      mill. $       mill.
  Not Abide $        mill $           mill $      mill. $      mill.

 In he absence of a binding and enforceable agreement, AMC's dominant strategy is to                      .

 

SAMI's dominant startegy is                                  .

 

If the two firms can enter into a binding and enforceable agreement, AMC would choose to                       and SAMI would choose to                    .

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