Café B'sstrategies$3$5$500$450O $1,000; $5; $3; $3O $1,000; $3; $3; $3O $1,200; $5; $3; $5O $1,200; $5; $5; $5O $1,000; $3; $5; $3$3Café A's strategies$5$500If the firms can collude, industry profits equal_________________ cups of coffee each.In the Nash equilibrium, Cafe A will set a price of$650$650$600$450There are only two coffee shops in Ames, and they are trying to decide what price to charge.The payoff matrix for this duopoly game is shown above.and both firms will set a price of$600and Cafe B will set a price of

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There are only two coffee shops in Ames, and they are trying to decide what price to charge. The payoff matrix for this duopoly game is shown above. and both firms will set a price of If the firms can collude, industry profits equal cups of coffee each. In the Nash equilibrium, Cafe A will set a price of and Cafe B will set a price of

There are only two coffee shops in Ames, and they are trying to decide what price to charge. The payoff matrix for this duopoly game is shown above. and both firms will set a price of If the firms can collude, industry profits equal cups of coffee each. In the Nash equilibrium, Cafe A will set a price of and Cafe B will set a price of

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