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Scenario: Payoff Matrix for Two Firms
The following table provides the payoff matrix for two firms, firm A and firm B. They are the only two firms in the industry and can either compete or cooperate with each other, with the following profit results reflecting their actions.
-(Scenario: Payoff Matrix for Two Firms) In the scenario Payoff Matrix for Two Firms, if both firms pursue their dominant strategies:

A) their joint profits are maximized.
B) their joint profits are not maximized.
C) their joint profits reflect an equal sharing of the total profits.
D) neither can attain its largest possible profits, since there are two dominant strategies for each firm.