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nikitadnepr [17]
3 years ago
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Firms Alpha and Beta serve the same market. They have constant average costs of $2 per unit. The firms can choose either a high

price ($10) or a low price ($5) for their output. When both firms set a high price, total demand is 10,000 units which is split evenly between the two firms. When both set a low price, total demand is 18,000, which is again split evenly. If one firm sets a low price and the second a high price, the low priced firm sells 15,000 units, the high priced firm only 2,000 units. Analyze the pricing decisions of the two firms as a non-cooperative game.
Business
1 answer:
vesna_86 [32]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

A Nash equilibrium exists when both firms offer a low price.

Explanation:

                                                                       Firm A

                                          profit w/ high price       profit w/ low price    

                                          $40,000 /                      $45,000 /

            profit w/high price               $40,000                        $16,000

Firm

B                                         $16,000 /                       <u>$27,000</u> /

            profit w/low price                $45,000                         <u>$27,000</u>

contribution margin with high price = $10 - $2 = $8

contribution margin with low price = $5 - $2 = $3

Both firms' dominant strategy is to offer a low price since the expected profits = $45,000 + $27,000 = $72,000 is higher than the expected profits with a high price ($40,000 + $16,000 = $56,000). Therefore, a Nash equilibrium exists when both firms offer a low price.

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