Consider a market with two firms managed by Harry and Vera. Under a cartel (both firms pick the high price), each firm earns a profit of $80. Under a duopoly (both firms pick the low price), each firm earns a profit of $60. If the two firms pick different prices, the high-price firm earns a profit of $20 and the low-price firm earns a profit of $90.
a. Fill in the following payoff matrix.
b. The outcome of the pricing game is that Harry picks theprice and Vera picks theprice.
c. The outcome identified in part (b) is a Nash equilibrium because neither firm has an incentive to
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