Firm 1

-Two software firms have developed an identical new software application. They are debating whether to give the new application away for free and then sell add- ons or sell the application at
$30 a copy. The payoff matrix is above and the payoffs are profits in millions of dollars. What is the Nash equilibrium of the game?
A) Firm 1 will give the application away for free and Firm 2 will sell it at $30.
B) There is no Nash equilibrium to this game.
C) Both Firm 1 and 2 will sell the software application at $30 a copy.
D) Both Firm 1 and 2 will give the software application away for free.

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Firm 1
 
-Two software firms have developed an identical new software application. They are debating whether to give the new application away for free and then sell add- ons or sell the application at
$30 a copy. The payoff matrix is above and the payoffs are profits in millions of dollars. What is the Nash equilibrium of the game?
A) Firm 1 will give the application away for free and Firm 2 will sell it at $30. 
B) There is no Nash equilibrium to this game. 
C) Both Firm 1 and 2 will sell the software application at $30 a copy. 
D) Both Firm 1 and 2 will give the software application away for free.

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The Answer of Firm 1
 
-Two software firms have developed an identical new software application. They are debating whether to give the new application away for free and then sell add- ons or sell the application at
$30 a copy. The payoff matrix is above and the payoffs are profits in millions of dollars. What is the Nash equilibrium of the game?
A) Firm 1 will give the application away for free and Firm 2 will sell it at $30. 
B) There is no Nash equilibrium to this game. 
C) Both Firm 1 and 2 will sell the software application at $30 a copy. 
D) Both Firm 1 and 2 will give the software application away for free.

Firm 1 -Two Software Firms Have Developed an Identical New Software Application