Table 9-7
Suppose OPEC has only two producers, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. Saudi Arabia has far more oil reserves and is the lower cost producer compared to Nigeria. The payoff matrix in Table 9-7 shows the profits earned per day by each country. 'Low output' corresponds to producing the OPEC-assigned quota and 'high output' corresponds to producing the maximum capacity beyond the assigned quota.
-Refer to Table 9-7.Is there a dominant strategy for Saudi Arabia and,if so,what is it?
A) Yes, the dominant strategy is to produce a high output.
B) Yes, the dominant strategy is to produce a low output.
C) No, there is no dominant strategy.
D) Yes, it has a dominant strategy depending on what Nigeria does.
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