Two firms are considering going out of business and selling their assets.
Table 17-24
Two firms are considering going out of business and selling their assets. Each considers what
happens if the other goes out of business. The payoff matrix below shows the net gain or loss to each firm.
| Firm A | |||
| Stays in business | Sells business | ||
| Firm B | Stays in business | A gains $9 million B gains $7million | A gains $7 million B gains $15 million |
| Sells business | A gains $15 million B gains $8 million | A gains $1 million B gains $3 million |
Refer to Table 17-24. What is the Nash equilibrium?
| a. | A stays in business, B sells |
| b. | B stays in business, A sells |
| c. | Both A and B sell |