Using the following sequential-move production game, determine whether player B has a first-mover advantage and identify the strategy that leads to that advantage:
A. Player B has a first-mover advantage. The equilibrium strategies leading to an advantage are {(low output); (if low output, high output), (if high output, high output)}.
B. Player B has a first-mover advantage. The equilibrium strategies leading to an advantage are {(high output); (if low output, high output), (if high output, low output)}.
C. Player B has a first-mover advantage. The equilibrium strategies leading to an advantage are {(low output); (if low output, high output), (if high output, low output)}.
D. Player B does not have a first-mover advantage in the game.
Answer: B
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