Table 61 Hypothetical Profit Matrix for Boeing and Airbus
(millions

Table 6.1 Hypothetical Profit Matrix for Boeing and Airbus
(millions of dollars in profits for high-price and low-price strategies)
$\begin{array}{llcc}&&& \text { Boeing }&\\ \text { } & \text { } & \text {High price } & \text {} &\text { Low price } \\ \text { } & \text { High price } & \text { Airbus \( =\$ 500 \) } & \text { } &\text {Airbus \( =\$ 650 \) } \\ \text {Airbus } & \text { } & \text { Boeing \( =\$ 500 \) } & \text { } &\text { Boeing \( =\$ 400 \) } \\ \text { } & \text { } & \text { } & \text { } & \text { } \\ \text { } & \text {Low price } & \text { Airbus \( =\$ 400 \) } & \text { } & \text { Airbus \( =\$ 350 \) } \\ \text { } & \text { } & \text { Boeing \( =\$ 650 \) } & \text { } &\text { Boeing \( =\$ 350 \) } \\\end{array}$


-Refer to Table 6.1. Assume that Boeing adopts a low?price strategy and Airbus adopts a high?price strategy. Compared to what is realized when both firms adopt a high?price strategy,

A) Boeing's profits will rise by $100 and Airbus' profits will fall by $150
B) Boeing's profits will fall by $100 and Airbus' profits will rise by $150
C) Boeing's profits will rise by $100 and Airbus' profits will rise by $150
D) Boeing's profits will fall by $100 and Airbus' profits will fall by $150

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