Refer to the payoff matrix. Bob's Burgers and Sam's Sandwiches are competing restaurants in a small town. Both are considering adding pizza to their line of products. If this is a sequential game:





A.  whoever moves first to add pizza will discourage the other from adding pizza.

B.  neither firm will add pizza, regardless of who moves first.

C.  both firms will add pizza, regardless of who moves first.

D.  there is only one possible Nash equilibrium for this game.


A.  whoever moves first to add pizza will discourage the other from adding pizza.

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