You have been offered the chance to participate in a Treasure Hunt game whose rules are as follows. THere are three coloured boxes: red, green and yellow. The game show host must hide a $100 bill in a box of his choice. You have the option of opening one and only one box/ If the money was hidden in that box, you win it. Otherwis
Advanced Micro Devices announced a 10% price increase for certain advanced microprocessors, used primarily in video games. The processors will sell for about $1,000 compared to Intel's $950 price. Why do you suppose AMD would announce publicize such a strategic move? Is this consistent with what you understand of game theory?
1. Two firms, Coa, Inc. and Han, Inc., make up the entire aluminum industry and are interdependent competitors. This means that the payoffs to each firm depend on what the other firm does. Each firm faces a pricing choice—charge customers a limit price (lower) or a monopoly price (higher). The payoffs, or profits, to ea
Suppose two competitors, Coa, Inc., and Han, Inc., are locked in a bitter pricing struggle in the aluminum industry. In the limit pricing payoff matrix, Coa can choose a given row of outcomes by offering a limit price ("up") or monopoly price ("down"). Han can choose a given column of outcomes by choosing to offer a limit price
Below is a payoff matrix for Intel and AMD. In each cell, the first number refers to AMD's profit, while the second is Intel's. Is there a Nash Equilibrium? Is this an example of the Prisoner's Dilemma? Please see attached excel matrix.
1). Suppose two competitors, Coa, Inc., and Han, Inc., are locked in a bitter pricing struggle in the aluminum industry. In the limit pricing payoff matrix, Coa can choose a given row of outcomes by offering a limit price ("up") or monopoly price ("down"). Han can choose a given column of outcomes by choosing to offer a limit pr
Companies A and B are the only competitors in the market. Each has to decide what price to set for its product. Once prices are set, they cannot be changed for the year. Both firms set prices at the same time. The options for setting price are the same for both firms: $8,000 or $4,000. If Firm A and B both set price at $4,
Suppose two firms, Firm Y, Inc., and Firm X, Inc., are locked in a bitter pricing struggle in the bottled water industry. In strategy A, pricing payoff matrix, Firm Y can choose a given row of outcomes by offering A price ("up") or B price ("down"). Firm X can choose a given column of outcomes by choosing to offer A price ("left
Answers the question: Suppose two competitors, Coa, Inc., and Han, Inc., are locked in a bitter pricing struggle in the aluminum industry. In the limit pricing payoff matrix, Coa can choose a given row of outcomes by offering a limit price ("up") or monopoly price ("down"). Han can choose a given column of outcomes by choosing t
In the summer ECMBA has a group project. Students are assigned to two person groups that have to prepare a 25 point paper applying game theory to competitive strategy. If both students work they each receive a payout of $200. If one student works and one student shirks, the hard-working student receives a payout of $150 and t
On Waikiki Beach, there are two hotels, Weird and Bizarre. The practice of guaranteed price matching is illegal. If the two firms act independently (they do not engage in price fixing or any other collusive behavior), each firm will rent 50 rooms per day at a price of $50 per room and an average cost of $45 per room. Under a
An employee faces a review every year. He prefers to spend time preparing if he will be reviewed; otherwise he would prefer to use time elsewhere. The reveiwer prefers to review when the employee is unprepared. If the players match their actions (employee prepares and the reviewer reviews, or the employe doesn't prepare and
Dominant Strategies Suppose two competitors each face important strategic decisions where the payoff to each decision depend upon the reactions of the competitor. Firm A can choose either row in the payoff matrix defined below, whereas firm B can choose either column. For firm A the choice is either
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Joe is the owner of the Texaco Mini Mart, Sam is the owner of the Exxon Mini Mart and together they are the only gas stations in town. At the current price of $1 per gallon both receive total revenues of $1,000. Joe is considering cutting his price to 90 cents, which would increase his total revenue to $1,350 if Sam continues
Game Theory The Ulysses Corporation and the Xenophon Company are the only producers of a very sophisticated type of camera. They each can engage in either a high or low level of advertising in trade journals. The payoff matrix is as follows: Low Level High Level
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The Candle Corporation and the Wick Company are the only producers of a very sophisticated type of flammable material. They each can engage in either a high or low level of advertising in trade journals. The payoff matrix is as follows: Wick Company Low Level
In a two player, one shot simultaneous move game each player can choose strategy A or strategy B. If both players choose strategy A, each earns a payoff of $500. If both pick B, they get $100 each. If player 1 picks A, and player 2 picks B then player 1 gets $0 and player 2 gets $650. If player 1 chooses strategy B, and play
Suppose you are one of two producers of tennis balls. Both you and your competitor have zero marginal costs. Total demand for tennis balls is P = 60 - Q Where Q = the sum of the outputs of you and your competitor. a) Suppose you are in this situation only once. You and your competitor have to announce your individual o
This problem set is an assignment for a post graduate student in Economics (Msc) , thus, each question demands a detailed explanation not just a quick or brief answer. There are 2 questions on production theory, specifically on profit maximization problem. The third question is on game theory, particularly: Nash equilibrium.
The following matrix shows the payoffs for an advertising game between Coke and Pepsi. The firms can choose to advertise or to not advertise. Numbers in the matrix represent profits; the first number in each cell is the payoff to Coke. (Numbers in millions.) Coke (rows)/ Pepsi(columns) Advertise Don't Advertise Advertis
According to predatory-pricing theory, the predatory firm sets price below marginal cost, the relevant cost of production. Competitors must then lower their prices below marginal cost, thereby losing money on each unit sold. If competitors failed to match the predatory firm's price cuts, they would continue to lose market shar
Dominant Strategies. Suppose two competitors each face important strategic decisions where the payoff to each decision depends upon the reactions of the competitor. Firm A can choose either row in the payoff matrix defined below, whereas firm B can choose either column. For firm A the choice is either "up" or "down;" for fir
Recognize each of the following statements as being true or false and explain why A. A set of strategies constitutes a Nash equilibrium if no player can improve their position given the strategies chosen by other players. B. A secure strategy is very conservative and should only be considered if the rival's optimal strateg
Suppose that JVC is trying to decide how to price a new stereo system composed of a receiver, CD player, and speakers. The company's economists have estimated that two different groups will purchase these products: students and club owners. The economists' analysis suggests that the total market for its brand of stereos consi
Game Theory - Strategy. See attached file for full problem description. Two major networks ABC and NBC are competing for viewer ratings in the 8-9 p.m. and 9-10 p.m. slots on a particular weeknight. Each has two shows to fill this time period and is juggling its lineup. Each can choose to put is "bigger" show first (8-9 p.
Envison a pricing problem between MOnsanto and Holand Sweetner in 1992 that led to the Monsanto contract. Assume: 1) Cost to Holland Sweetner of entering US market is $25 million 2) Monsanto & Holland Sweetner simultaneously choose to quote either a high or low price to Pepsi and Coke for aspartame 3) If both Monsanto
A husband and wife live together in a beautiful little house. Both enjoy having a clean and beautiful house, which is the result of both of their cleaning efforts, but both the husband and the wife dislike putting any actually effort into cleaning. Also, they both value the cleanliness of the house differently. They each
H T H -1,1 1,-1 T 1,-1 -1,1 1. What is the MSNE of the matching pennies game above? 2. Make a graph of the best-responses. 3. Suppose this game were repeated 15 times. What would be the SPNE of the repeated game? Suppose that someone decided to hold the World Series of Matching Pennies in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contes