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If you were a decision-maker at BMW, would you make side-impact airbags standard equipment? Use game theory to support your answer.

Apple and Samsung claim the duopoly over the premium part of the smartphone market. The two firms produce differentiated products, with constant marginal costs, engaging in price competition. The two demand functions are given byπ‘žπ‘žπ‘Žπ‘Ž(π‘π‘π‘Žπ‘Ž,𝑝𝑝𝑠𝑠)=700βˆ’π‘π‘π‘Žπ‘Ž+π‘π‘π‘ π‘ π‘žπ‘žπ‘ π‘ (π‘π‘π‘Žπ‘Ž,𝑝𝑝𝑠𝑠)=700βˆ’π‘π‘π‘ π‘ +π‘π‘π‘Žπ‘ŽThe two cost-functions are:πΆπΆπ‘Žπ‘Ž=π‘π‘π‘Žπ‘Žπ‘žπ‘žπ‘Žπ‘ŽπΆπΆπ‘ π‘ =π‘π‘π‘ π‘ π‘žπ‘žπ‘ π‘ a) Derive the best-response functions (BRF). (8 points)Hint: Profits in Bertrand competition depend on prices and costs only, […]

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