The table below shows the payoffs for two firms competing on price (a Bertrand duopoly).Firm A and Firm B can each choose to raise their prices, or to keep their prices low.A's StrategyRaisePriceTable 14.4B's StrategyRaise PriceA's profit $6,000B's profit $6,000C.Don'tA's profit $30,000Raise B's profit $20,000a. Firm A: Don't Raise PriceFirm B: Don't Raise PriceBased on the pay-off table above, what is the Nash equilibrium outcome?b. Firm A: Raise PriceFirm B: Don't Raise PriceFirm A: Don't Raise PriceFirm B: Raise Priced. More than one answer is correctDon't Raise PriceA's profit $20,000B's profit $30,000A's profit $10,000B's profit $10,000

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The table below shows the payoffs for two firms competing on price (a Bertrand duopoly). Firm A and Firm B can each choose to raise their prices, or to keep their prices low. A's Strategy Raise Price a. Table 14.4 B's Strategy Raise Price A's profit $6,000 B's profit $6,000 Don't A's profit $30,000 Raise B's profit $20,000 Based on the pay-off table above, what is the Nash equilibrium outcome? Firm A: Don't Raise Price Firm B: Don't Raise Price b. Firm A: Raise Price Firm B: Don't Raise Price Don't Raise Price A's profit $20,000 B's profit $30,000 c. Firm A: Don't Raise Price Firm B: Raise Price d. More than one answer is correct A's profit $10,000 B's profit $10,000

The table below shows the payoffs for two firms competing on price (a Bertrand duopoly). Firm A and Firm B can each choose to raise their prices, or to keep their prices low. A's Strategy Raise Price a. Table 14.4 B's Strategy Raise Price A's profit $6,000 B's profit $6,000 Don't A's profit $30,000 Raise B's profit $20,000 Based on the pay-off table above, what is the Nash equilibrium outcome? Firm A: Don't Raise Price Firm B: Don't Raise Price b. Firm A: Raise Price Firm B: Don't Raise Price Don't Raise Price A's profit $20,000 B's profit $30,000 c. Firm A: Don't Raise Price Firm B: Raise Price d. More than one answer is correct A's profit $10,000 B's profit $10,000

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