There are two firms that compete against each other and each needs to decide if they will undertake research and development to improve their product
The payoffs are as follows: If Firm 1 does undertake R&D then Firm 2 will earn $25 million if they also do R&D or $50 million if not If Firm 1 does not undertake R&D then Firm 2 will earn $2 million if they do R&D or $0 million if not If Firm 2 does undertake R&D then Firm 1 will earn $10 million if they also do R&D or $20 million if not If Firm 2 does not undertake R&D then Firm 1 will earn $2 million if they do R&D or $0 million if not Regarding this game, which of the following is TRUE? A) Only one will do R&D but we cannot say which one.
B) Both firms will do R&D.
C) Both firms will not do R&D.
D) Firm 1 will do R&D and Firm 2 will not.
A
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