Consider the souffl bakers Gaston and Pierre, described in Problem 3. Suppose Gaston and Pierre are each
Question:
Consider the soufflé bakers Gaston and Pierre, described in Problem 3. Suppose Gaston and Pierre are each faced with the choice of baking 3 or 4 soufflés each morning.
a. Calculate the profits each would earn based on the decision each makes. Insert those numbers into the table below, with Gaston’s number on the left and Pierre’s on the right.
Pierre | |||
Bake 4 Soufflés | Bake 3 Soufflés | ||
Gaston | Bake 4 Soufflés | _______, _______ | _______, _______ |
Bake 3 Soufflés | _______, _______ | _______, _______ |
b. Explain how the profits Gaston earns are conditional on the decision Pierre makes.
c. Draw parallels between this problem and the advertising game Disney and Warner Brothers play in Table 11.1.
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Microeconomics
ISBN: 9781319105563
3rd Edition
Authors: Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, Chad Syverson