BuyRight Is a Chain of Grocery Stores Operating in Small

Essay

BuyRight is a chain of grocery stores operating in small cities throughout the southwestern United States. BuyRight's major competition comes from another chain, Acme Food Stores. Both firms are currently contemplating their advertising strategy for the region. The possible outcomes are illustrated by the payoff matrix below.
Entries in the payoff matrix are profits. BuyRight's profit is before the comma, Acme's is after the comma.
a. Describe what is meant by a dominant strategy.
b. Given the payoff matrix above, does each firm have a dominant strategy?
c. Under what circumstances would there be no dominant strategy for one or both firms?