Coca-Cola, Inc. and PepsiCo, Inc. have only one distributor each in the Phoenix area. The Phoenix market is an intensely competitive soft drink market with prices being among the lowest in the nation. A local restaurateur has requested a dealership from PepsiCo and has been denied. He claims an antitrust violation. Which of the following statements is true? a. The denial of the distributorship to someone who can afford it is anticompetitive and is a per se violation. b. The denial is justifiable given the level of interbrand competition. c. The denial is an example of resale price maintenance. d. none of the above

Afirm wants to hire a project manager (pm) at a salary of $100,000. 30% of pms have high ability, and 70% of pms have low ability. high ability pms generate $120,000 in revenue and low ability pms generate $80,000 in revenue. in addition to differences in productivity, high and low ability pms have different outside offers. if a high ability pm is not hired by the firm, she can work for another company at a salary of $80,000. if the low ability pm is not hired by the firm, she can work for another company for $70,000. high ability pms are also able to get a project management professional (pmp) certification at a cost of $1,000. low ability pms are unable to get a pmp certification (they would fail the test). the firm is not able to observe a pm’s ability, but is able to observe and verify whether or not the pm has a pmp certificate.(a) draw the extensive form of the game. expert answer