The following table shows the pay-off matrix for West Ltd. and East Ltd. in an oligopolistic market. Each firm has two options: co-operate or start a price war. Refer to the table to answer the question. 
East Ltd. earns its maximum pay-off when _____.
A) West Ltd. co-operates but East Ltd. begins a price war
B) it co-operates but West Ltd. begins a price war
C) both the firms co-operate
D) both the firms begin a price war
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