The two firms in the market, Mega Soft and Addle Inc, will decide whether to invest in new information technology. Ifthe

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The two firms in the market, Mega Soft and Addle Inc, will decide whether to invest in new information technology. Ifthey both do not invest (i.e., the status quo), they will keep their current payoffs, which are the same as $5,500 for both firms. If Mega Soft invest while the Addle Inc does not invest, then the Mega Soft will increase its payoff from the status quo by $1,000 while the payoff for Addle Incwill drop to $2,500. If both firms invest, the payoff for Mega Soft will drop by $1,500 from its status quowhile the payoff for Addle Inc will drop to $2,000. If Mega Soft does not invest but the Addle Inc invests, then the payoff of Mega Soft will drop to $1,500 while the payoff for Addle Inc will increase by $1,000 from its status quo. These two firms will make independent decisions simultaneously. (a) Construct the payoff matrix. Identify the Nash Equilibrium (or Equilibria). Explain whether this is a Prisoner's Dilemma game. (b) Identify the Equilibriumif Mega Soft gets to make its decision first. Support your answers by a game tree. (c) Identify the Equilibrium if Addle Inc gets to make its decision first. Support your answers by a game tree. (d) Is there a first-mover advantage in this game?