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Game Theory and Strategy · End Term · 21 Dec 2025 · September 2025 term

Question 40: There are no strictly dominated strategies in this game.

Question 40

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Consider two competing firms in a declining industry that cannot support both firms profitably. Each firm has three possible choices as it must decide whether or not to exit the industry immediately, at the end of this quarter, or at the end of the next quarter. If a firm chooses to exit, then its payoff is 0 from that point onward. Every quarter that both firms operate yields each a loss equal to −1, and each quarter that a firm operates alone yields a payoff of 2. For example, if firm 1 plans to exit at the end of this quarter while firm 2 plans to exit at the end of the next quarter then the payoffs are (−1, 1) because both firms lose −1 in the first quarter and firm 2 gains 2 in the second. The payoff for each firm is the sum of its quarterly payoffs. Formulate this as a normal form game considering that E denotes immediate exit, T denotes exit this quarter, and N denote exit next quarter.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

There are no strictly dominated strategies in this game.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

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Correct answer

  • A

    True

Question 40 of 51 in the IIT Madras BS Game Theory and Strategy (Game Theory) End Term paper sat on 21 Dec 2025, in the September 2025 term (Game Theory And Strategy 18 Dec 25). It carries 1 mark.

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