Game theory is based on the idea that
a. government determines the rules of the game
b. firms are strategically independent
c. firms are price takers
d. a player's strategy must take account of the strategies followed by other players
e. a player's strategy must be independent of the strategies followed by other players
D
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Mexico and the members of OPEC produce crude oil. Realizing that it would be in their best interests to form an agreement on production goals, a meeting is arranged and an informal, verbal agreement is reached. If both Mexico and OPEC abide by the agreement, then OPEC's profit will be $200 million and Mexico's profit will be $100 million. If both Mexico and OPEC cheat on the agreement, then OPEC's profit will be $175 million and Mexico's profit will be $80 million. If only OPEC cheats, then OPEC's profit will be $185 million, and Mexico's profit will be $60 million. If only Mexico cheats, then Mexico's profit will be $110 million, and OPEC's profit will be $150 million. You may find it helpful to fill in the payoff matrix below. src="https://sciemce.com/media/4/ppg__rrr0818190951__f1q382g1.jpg" alt="" style="vertical-align: 0.0px;" height="203" width="377" />Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Mexico's dominant strategy is to abide by the agreement.
B. Mexico does not have dominant strategy.
C. Mexico's dominant strategy is to cheat on the agreement.
D. Mexico does not have a dominated strategy.
If movie theaters began collecting more gross income from ticket sales after lowering ticket prices, we would know
A) movie patrons were not behaving consistently with the law of demand. B) movie quality must have increased. C) the demand for movie tickets was elastic. D) the demand for movie tickets was inelastic. E) the supply of movies had increased.
The productivity slowdown in the U.S. can be explained by geographic limitations and instability in the government
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If $20 billion was spent on a program last year, and $21 billion would be required to maintain services at the same level, then a budgeted figure of $20.5 billion would represent
A. a cut using either current services or baseline budgeting. B. an increase using current services budgeting and a cut using baseline budgeting. C. an increase using either current services or baseline budgeting. D. an increase using baseline budgeting and a cut using current services budgeting.