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Practice Question: Game Theory 3

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Wize University Microeconomics Textbook > Oligopoly

Game Theory and Nash Equilibrium

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If firms in an oligopoly market are in a Nash equilibrium,

a) Firms will not take into account the strategies of competing firms.
b) Each firm will have its own market price
c) Firms will not attempt to maximize their profits
d) Each firm will choose its best strategy, given the strategies that it observes other firms taking.

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The main feature of an oligopolistic market is that:
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Practice Question: Game Theory - Two Nash Equilibria
Numbers listed in the table are payoffs.
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Two firms, Appl Inc. and Samsoo Inc. can choose to keep price at $800 per smartphone or charge less to capture a larger share of the market.
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