If Bean Bruuer advertises, Hatte Latte makes a higher profit if it choosesIf Bean Bruuer doesn't advertise, Hatte Latte makes a higher profit if it choosesSuppose that both firms start off by deciding not to advertise. If the firms act independently, what strategies will they end up choosing?Hatte Latte will choose not to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose to advertise.Both firms will choose not to advertise.Both firmschoose to advertise.Hatte Latte will choose to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose not to advertise.Again, suppose that both firms start off not advertising. If the firms decide to collude, what strategies will they end up choosing?Hatte Latte will choose to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose not to advertise.Hatte Latte will choose not to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose to advertise.Both firms will choose to advertise.Both firms will choose not to advertise. Suppose that two firms, Hatte Latte and Bean Bruuer, are the only sellers of espresso in some hypothetical market. The following payoff matrix givesthe profit (in millions of dollars) earned by each company depending on whether or not it chooses to advertise:Hatte LatteBean BruuerAdvertise7,7Doesn't Advertise 4, 13AdvertiseDoesn't Advertise13, 48,8For example, the lower left cell of the matrix shows that if Bean Bruuer advertises and Hatte Latte does not advertise, Bean Bruuer will make a profitof $13 million, and Hatte Latte will make a profit of $4 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Hatte Latte and Bean Bruuer are bothprofit-maximizing firms.If Hatte Latte chooses to advertise, it will earn a profit of $does not advertise.If Hatte Latte chooses not to advertise, it will earn a profit of $Bruuer does not advertise.million if Bean Bruuer advertises and a profit of $million if Bean Bruuer advertises and a profit of $If Bean Bruuer advertises, Hatte Latte makes a higher profit if it choosesIf Bean Bruuer doesn't advertise, Hatte Latte makes a higher profit if it choosesmillion if Bean Bruuermillion if Bean

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If Bean Bruuer advertises, Hatte Latte makes a higher profit if it chooses If Bean Bruuer doesn't advertise, Hatte Latte makes a higher profit if it chooses Suppose that both firms start off by deciding not to advertise. If the firms act independently, what strategies will they end up choosing? O Hatte Latte will choose not to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose to advertise. Both firms will choose not to advertise. O Both firms will choose to advertise. O Hatte Latte will choose to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose not to advertise. Again, suppose that both firms start off not advertising. If the firms decide to collude, what strategies will they end up choosing? O Hatte Latte will choose to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose not to advertise. O Hatte Latte will choose not to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose to advertise. Both firms will choose to advertise. O Both firms will choose not to advertise.

If Bean Bruuer advertises, Hatte Latte makes a higher profit if it chooses If Bean Bruuer doesn't advertise, Hatte Latte makes a higher profit if it chooses Suppose that both firms start off by deciding not to advertise. If the firms act independently, what strategies will they end up choosing? O Hatte Latte will choose not to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose to advertise. Both firms will choose not to advertise. O Both firms will choose to advertise. O Hatte Latte will choose to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose not to advertise. Again, suppose that both firms start off not advertising. If the firms decide to collude, what strategies will they end up choosing? O Hatte Latte will choose to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose not to advertise. O Hatte Latte will choose not to advertise and Bean Bruuer will choose to advertise. Both firms will choose to advertise. O Both firms will choose not to advertise.

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