Table: Coke and Pepsi Advertising Game Pepsi No Super Bowl Ad Super Bowl Ad Super Bowl Ad No Super Bowl Ad $800, $700 $650, $900 Coke $1,500, $600 $1,000, $800

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19) The soft-drink industry is dominated by Coca-Cola and Pepsi and each firm
spends a lot of money on advertising. Suppose each firm is considering a costly
television commercial during halftime of the Super Bowl. The table shows the
payoff matrix of profits that each firm would receive from their advertising decision,
given the advertising decision of their rival. Profits in each cell of the payoff matrix
are given as (Coke, Pepsi). If each firm makes the decision to advertise on the
Super Bowl independently, what is the Nash equilibrium of this game?
Table: Coke and Pepsi Advertising Game
Pepsi
Super Bowl Ad
No Super Bowl Ad
Super Bowl Ad
No Super Bowl Ad
$800, $700
$1,500, $600
Coke
$650, $900
$1,000, $800
O A. Both firms advertise during the Super Bowl.
O B. Neither firm advertises during the Super Bowl.
C. Pepsi advertises, but Coke does not advertise during the Super
O Bowl.
OD. Coke advertises, but Pepsi does not advertise during the Super Bowl.
Transcribed Image Text:19) The soft-drink industry is dominated by Coca-Cola and Pepsi and each firm spends a lot of money on advertising. Suppose each firm is considering a costly television commercial during halftime of the Super Bowl. The table shows the payoff matrix of profits that each firm would receive from their advertising decision, given the advertising decision of their rival. Profits in each cell of the payoff matrix are given as (Coke, Pepsi). If each firm makes the decision to advertise on the Super Bowl independently, what is the Nash equilibrium of this game? Table: Coke and Pepsi Advertising Game Pepsi Super Bowl Ad No Super Bowl Ad Super Bowl Ad No Super Bowl Ad $800, $700 $1,500, $600 Coke $650, $900 $1,000, $800 O A. Both firms advertise during the Super Bowl. O B. Neither firm advertises during the Super Bowl. C. Pepsi advertises, but Coke does not advertise during the Super O Bowl. OD. Coke advertises, but Pepsi does not advertise during the Super Bowl.
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