Table 11-7
Table 11-7 shows the payoff matrix for Walmart and Target from every combination of pricing strategies for the popular PlayStation 4. At the start of the game each firm charges a low price and each earns a profit of $7,000.
-Refer to Table 11-7.Is the current strategy in which each firm charges the low price and earns a profit of $7,000 a Nash equilibrium? If not,why and what is the Nash equilibrium?
A) No, it is not a Nash equilibrium because each firm can do better by charging the high price. The Nash equilibrium occurs when each firm charges the high price and earns a profit of $10,000.
B) No, the current situation is not a Nash equilibrium; it is a dominant strategy equilibrium. There is no Nash equilibrium in this game.
C) No, the current situation is not a Nash equilibrium. The Nash equilibrium for each firm is to have the other charge a high price and for the firm in question charge a low price.
D) Yes, the current situation is a Nash equilibrium.
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