Question 1

{MISSING IMAGE}According to the figure shown, Apple:

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A)  should charge a low price, regardless of what Google chooses to do.
B)  should charge a high price, regardless of what Google chooses to do.
C)  does not have a dominant strategy.
D)  should use the first-mover advantage and charge a low price.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The figure shown displays the choices that could be made by two coffee shops: Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. Both companies are trying to decide whether or not to expand into a new area. The area can only handle one coffee shop's expansion, and the expansion of one shop will cause the other to lose some business. If both coffee shops expand, the market will become saturated and neither will do well. The payoffs for these shops are the additional profits (or losses) they will earn.This game is a version of:

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A)  the prisoner's dilemma.
B)  the first-mover advantage.
C)  a sequential game.
D)  a repeated game.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

The figure shown represents the choices and payoffs (company profits) of two music shops-MiiTunes and The Rock Shop. MiiTunes is an established business in the area deciding whether to charge its usual high prices or to charge very low prices, in the hopes that a new business will not be able to compete with these prices. The Rock Shop is trying to decide whether or not it should enter the market.If MiiTunes and The Rock Shop are faced with the choices outlined in the figure, what outcome can we predict?

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A)  MiiTunes will charge high prices and The Rock Shop will not enter the market.
B)  There is more than one stable outcome to this game.
C)  There is no stable outcome to this game.
D)  None of these statements are true.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Cooperation in a prisoner's dilemma game

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A)  always benefits the players and the public.
B)  always benefits the players, but does not always benefit the public.
C)  always benefits the public, but does not always benefit the players.
D)  does not always benefit the players and the public.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Cooperation between businesses to hold prices high is known as _______ and the noncooperative equilibrium in business is called _______.

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A)  collusion; competition
B)  competition; collusion
C)  a commitment strategy; collusion
D)  collusion; a commitment strategyE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The game in the figure shown will result in which stable outcome?

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A)  Nike charges a high price and adidas charges a low price.
B)  Nike charges a low price and adidas charges a high price.
C)  Nike and adidas both charge a low price.
D)  Nike and adidas both charge a high price.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Strategies and incentives used in one-time games when games are repeated:

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A)  continue to work the same.
B)  often work quite differently.
C)  would never be used.
D)  None of these statements are true.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

The figure shown represents the payoffs involved when Sarah and Joe work on a school project together for a single grade. They both will enjoy a higher grade when more effort is put into the project, but they also get pleasure from goofing off and not working on the project. The payoffs can be thought of as the utility each would get from the effort they individually put forth and the grade they jointly receive.According to the figure, Joe:

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A)  has a dominant strategy to put forth high effort.
B)  does not have a dominant strategy.
C)  has a dominant strategy to put forth low effort.
D)  will reach an optimum outcome by acting in his own self-interest.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

To economists, games:can involve one person or multiple people.require at least two people.are situations in which people act in another individual's interestare situations in which one player's outcome depends on another player's choices.

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A)  I and IV
B)  II and IV
C)  II only
D)  I, III, and IVE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

The figure shown represents the choices and payoffs (company profits) of two music shops-MiiTunes and The Rock Shop. MiiTunes is an established business in the area deciding whether to charge its usual high prices or to charge very low prices, in the hopes that a new business will not be able to compete at these prices. The Rock Shop is trying to decide whether or not it should enter the market.Which of the following statements about the game in this figure is true?

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A)  The Rock Shop will choose not to enter.
B)  The Rock Shop will choose to enter, and MiiTunes will charge low prices.
C)  Neither store has a dominant strategy, so the game's outcome cannot be predicted.
D)  The Rock Shop will choose to enter, and MiiTunes will charge high prices.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

The ability to make counteroffers transforms bargaining from a game in which ___________ trumps everything to a game in which ____________ is the winning strategy.

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A)  patience; the first-mover advantage
B)  a commitment strategy; self-interested behavior
C)  the first-mover advantage; patience
D)  the first-mover advantage; cooperationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In games, strategies are:

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A)  the outcomes players want to achieve.
B)  identical, as everyone wants to achieve the same goal.
C)  the plans of action that players follow to achieve their goals.
D)  All of these statements are true.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

A decision matrix:

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A)  summarizes the players, strategies, and payoffs associated with a simultaneous-move game.
B)  outlines the clear outcome of any strategy-based game.
C)  provides the same information as a decision tree, just in a different format.
D)  All of these are true.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Reaching a Nash equilibrium means that:

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A)  the outcome of the game will be positive-positive.
B)  a cooperative equilibrium has been reached.
C)  no player would want to change strategy upon discovering what other players are doing.
D)  one player will always want to change strategy upon discovering the decisions of other players.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

One way to summarize the actions and payoffs of a sequential game is to use a:

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A)  decision matrix.
B)  decision tree.
C)  payoff tree.
D)  flowchart.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

According to the figure shown, if Nike commits to charging a high price, then adidas should:

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A)  charge a high price.
B)  charge a low price.
C)  leave the market.
D)  give an ultimatum.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The figure shown represents the payoffs involved when Sarah and Joe work on a school project together for a single grade. They both will enjoy a higher grade when more effort is put into the project, but they also get pleasure from goofing off and not working on the project. The payoffs can be thought of as the utility each would get from the effort they individually put forth and the grade they jointly receive.According to the figure, if Sarah puts forth low effort, then Joe should:

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A)  put forth high effort.
B)  put forth low effort.
C)  refrain from making a decision.
D)  convince Sarah to put forth high effort.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true regarding collusion?

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A)  The U.S. government encourages businesses to collude.
B)  Business who collude compete outside the public eye, and thus have noncooperative outcomes.
C)  Collusion between businesses does not serve the public interest.
D)  Businesses who collude act in their own self-interest and ignore other players' decisions.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

First-mover advantage is more important _______ than _______.

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A)  in a repeated game; in a sequential game
B)  in a repeated sequential game; in a one-round sequential game
C)  to those who have less to bargain with; to those who have more to bargain with
D)  in an ultimatum game; in a repeated gameE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

The figure shown represents the choices and payoffs (company profits) of two music shops-MiiTunes and The Rock Shop. MiiTunes is an established business in the area deciding whether to charge its usual high prices or to charge very low prices, in the hopes that a new business will not be able to compete at these prices. The Rock Shop is trying to decide whether or not it should enter the market.If MiiTunes chooses its dominant strategy, we can predict that The Rock Shop:

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A)  will enter the market and will earn $4 million.
B)  will enter the market and will lose $2 million.
C)  will not enter the market and will earn $0.
D)  The Rock Shop's decision cannot be predicted because it does not have a dominant strategy.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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To economists, games:can involve one person or multiple people.require at least two people.are situations in which people act in another individual's interestare situations in which one player's outcome depends on another player's choices.

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Cooperation between businesses to hold prices high is known as _ and the noncooperative equilibrium in business is called _.

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One way to summarize the actions and payoffs of a sequential game is to use a:

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Which of the following statements is true regarding collusion?

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Reaching a Nash equilibrium means that:

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The game in the figure shown will result in which stable outcome?

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A decision matrix:

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According to the figure shown, if Nike commits to charging a high price, then adidas should:

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Strategies and incentives used in one-time games when games are repeated:

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Cooperation in a prisoner's dilemma game

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The ability to make counteroffers transforms bargaining from a game in which _ trumps everything to a game in which __ is the winning strategy.

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