Question

Which of the following statements is correct?a. Strategic situations are more likely to arise when the number of decision-makers is very large rather than very small.b. Strategic situations are more likely to arise in monopolistically competitive markets than in oligopolistic markets.c. Game theory is useful in understanding certain business decisions, but it is not really applicable to ordinary games such as chess or tic-tac-toe.d. Game theory is not necessary for understanding competitive or monopoly markets.

Answer 1

Answer: d. Game theory is not necessary for understanding competitive or monopoly markets.

Explanation:

Game Theory in Business is applied to see the options available to competitors in the market if they engage in certain actions because the outcome of one party's decision is affected by the decision of the other party. In the context of business it is often used to calculate how much profit or loss companies will make if they engage in certain actions based on the decisions of the other party.

It is therefore not necessary in Perfect Completions because the market sets the price and the participants follow. There is not need to analyse what will happen if one party picks a certain method and the other as well. It will be irrelevant because the same price will be imposed regardless.

It is also unnecessary in Monopoly markets simply because a monopoly has market control and Game theory is for situations where at least 2 parties are fighting for market control.