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Figure: Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel
-(Figure: Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel) The figure Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel describes two people who sell handmade Davy Crockett figurines in San Antonio. Both Gehrig and Gabriel have two strategies available to them: to produce 5,000 figurines each month or to produce 7,000 figurines each month. The combined profits of the two are maximized if Gehrig produces _____ figurines and Gabriel produces _____ figurines.
A) 5,000; 5,000
B) 7,000; 7,000
C) 7,000; 5,000
D) 5,000; 7,000

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Figure: Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel 
-(Figure: Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel) The figure Payoff Matrix for Gehrig and Gabriel describes two people who sell handmade Davy Crockett figurines in San Antonio. Both Gehrig and Gabriel have two strategies available to them: to produce 5,000 figurines each month or to produce 7,000 figurines each month. The combined profits of the two are maximized if Gehrig produces _____ figurines and Gabriel produces _____ figurines.
A) 5,000; 5,000 
B) 7,000; 7,000 
C) 7,000; 5,000 
D) 5,000; 7,000

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The combined profits are maximized when both Gehrig and Gabriel produce 5,000 figurines each, as this likely avoids oversupply and maintains higher prices and profits.

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