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The Following Matrix Shows the Pricing Strategies and Resultant Profits

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The following matrix shows the pricing strategies and resultant profits (in thousands of dollars) for two profit-maximizing firms.
Table 9-1
 Firm B Firm A High  Low  High price 35,3521,41 Low price 37,2130,30\begin{array} {c}\quad\quad \text { Firm B} \\\begin{array}{ | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Firm } \mathrm { A } & \text { High } & \text { Low } \\\hline \text { High price } & 35,35 & 21,41 \\\hline \text { Low price } & 37,21 & 30,30 \\\hline\end{array} \end{array}
-Refer to Table 9-1. If both the firms act noncooperatively, which of the following is most likely?


A) Firm B will set a high price.
B) Both Firm A and Firm B will earn profit equal to $35,000.
C) Both Firm A and Firm B will set a low price.
D) Firm A will set a high price.
E) Firm A's profit will be equal to $37,000.

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