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A total of n ≥ 2 companies are considering entry into a new market

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A total of n ≥ 2 companies are considering entry into a new market. The cost of entry is 30. If only one company enters, then its gross profit is 200. If more than one company enters, then each entrant earns a gross profit of 40. The payoff to a company that enters is its gross profit minus its entry cost, while the payoff to a company that does not enter is 60.

 

Find a symmetric Nash equilibrium in mixed strategies

 

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Symmetric Nash equilibrium in mixed strategies:

10a+170(1-a)=60a+60(1-a)

10a+170-170a=60a+60-60a

10a-170a+170=60a-60a+60

-160a+170= 60

170-60= 160a

a=110/160

a=11/16

10b+ 170(1-b=60b+60(1-b)

10b+170-170b=60b+60-60b

10b-170b+170=60b-60b+60

-160b+170=60

110/160=b

b=11/1f

a=11/16 and b=11/16

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