Two companies must collaborate to develop a new product. They must choose between two products, product A or product B. While Company ABC has a patent for product A, Company XYZ has a patent for product B. If a product gets developed, the company without a patent must pay licensing fees of $200K. The companies' profits (in $1000) are as follows: Table 2: Product Innovation ABC Product A Product B XYZ Product A Product B 300,100 0,0 1. What are the equilibria in pure strategies? 2. Which basic game does it resemble? 0,0 100,300

Two companies must collaborate to develop a new product. They must choose between two products, product A or product B. While Company ABC has a patent for product A, Company XYZ has a patent for product B. If a product gets developed, the company without a patent must pay licensing fees of $200K. The companies' profits (in $1000) are as follows: Table 2: Product Innovation ABC Product A Product B XYZ Product A Product B 300,100 0,0 1. What are the equilibria in pure strategies? 2. Which basic game does it resemble? 0,0 100,300

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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