Figure 17-4. Two companies, Acme and Bilco, are sellers in the same market. Each company decides whether to charge a high price or a low price. In the figure, the dollar amounts are payoffs and they represent annual profits for the two companies.

-Refer to Figure 17-4.The situation faced by Acme and Bilco is

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Figure 17-4. Two companies, Acme and Bilco, are sellers in the same market. Each company decides whether to charge a high price or a low price. In the figure, the dollar amounts are payoffs and they represent annual profits for the two companies.
 
-Refer to Figure 17-4.The situation faced by Acme and Bilco is

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The situation faced by Acme and Bilco is a classic example of the prisoners' dilemma game, in which the players, pursuing their own interests, are likely to reach an outcome that is not particularly good for either player. An agreement between the players to behave in a certain way is not likely to hold up because each player has a strong incentive to defect from any agreement that is reached. Therefore, all of the above choices (A, B, and C) are correct.