5. Explain the difference between a Nash equilibrium and a dominant strategies equilibrium. Give an example...
9. If a single strategy is always optimal, regardless of opponents' strategies, then it is a a. First-mover advantage b. A Nash equilibrium c. Prisoners Dilemma d. A dominant strategy 7. In a market with a monopolist, which of the following pricing strategies maximizes total social welfare (no deadweight loss)? a. Perfect price discrimination b. Block pricing C. Group price discrimination d. None of the above; all monopolist pricing strategies create a deadweight loss 8. In a market with a...
1.Explain the meaning of a Nash equilibrium. How does it differ from a dominant strategy equilibrium? 2.What is meant by “first mover advantage”? How might moving first give one an advantage in a duopoly situation?
5. Suppose marginal revenue is positive (MR>0). What does that tell us about the demand elasticity at that point? a. € > -1 b. € < -1 C. E= -1 d. The demand elasticity is unrelated to the marginal revenue curve. 6. If a single strategy is always optimal, regardless of opponents' strategies, then it is a a. First-mover advantage b. A Nash equilibrium c. Prisoners Dilemma d. A dominant strategy 7. In a market with a monopolist, which of...
a) Explain why in a mixed strategy Nash equilibrium each player must be indifferent between the pure strategies that are used in her mixed strategy. b) How will the mixed strategy Nash equilibrium be affected if the payoff that the players get from both holding their investments are increased (keeping all other payoffs the same)? c) How can this change in mix probabilities be interpreted in terms of the players' uncertain subjective beliefs? Andile Sell Hold Hold R10m, R10m R1m,...
I only need answers for the Bertrand Nash Equilibrium section. please provide answers with as much details as possible. Thank you Oligopoly There are two firms competing in the market for Airplanes - Boeing and Airbus. The market demand is given by Q = 120 - P. Boeing has lower Marginal Costs of production than Airbus. Thus MCB = $20, MCA = $40. Assume that TFC = $0 for both firms. (Think of price being in thousands.) Boeing a) Derive...
In some game theoretic scenarios, there is no Nash equilibrium while players play ‘pure strategies’. This results in players constantly switching their strategies to gain an advantage over their opponents. However, a balance can be achieved by players stochastically mixing the pure strategies, resulting in mixed strategy equilibriums. A new synthetic material has been introduced to the shoe-making industry in Mongolia recently, which is suitable to the local weather. MoShoo and Newbie are two shoe-making companies which are planning to...
This problem set is partitioned into four sections. Section I examines price discrimination in the airline industry. Section II uses game theory to analyze output behavior of rivals. Section III uses game theory to examine output behavior of rivals for a multi-period game. Section I: Monopoly pricing 4. Firm X has a complete monopoly over the production of nutmeg. The following information is given: Marginal revenue = 1500 -20Q Marginal cost = 300 +10Q Where Q equals the output of...
5. (i) Consider a Cournot quantity setting game of simultaneous moves. Solve for the rationalizable strategies (quantities) for the two firms that simultaneously choose quantities to produce, which then determines the price at which the produced goods will sell. The marginal cost of production is 4 for firml and 2 for firm 2. P = 40-91-92 Find the equilibrium price and the profits of each firm. (15) ii) Now model the game as a sequential move game where firm 1...
pls answer as many qwuestions!! 1. A market has an inverse demand curve and four firms, each of which has a constant marginal cost of. If the firms form a profit-maximizing cartel and agree to operate subject to the constraint that each firm will produce the same output level, how much does each firm produce? 2. Duopoly quantity-setting firms face the market demand curve. Each firm has a marginal cost of $60 per unit. a. What is the Nash-Cournot equilibrium?...
a. Give three characteristics of a perfectly competitive market. [3 marks] b. List and explain three types of barriers to entry that may be used in a monopoly. [3 marks] c. For a monopolist, why is marginal revenue less than price for every level of output except the first? [4 marks] d. Give the conditions which should exist for price discrimination? [3 marks] e. Draw a diagram to show the long run equilibrium condition of the perfectly competitive firm [4...