In: Economics
Explain Backward Induction Method and Extensive Form of Game through relevant examples in the soft drinks industry.
• Backward induction is the process of reasoning backwards in
time, from the end of a problem or situation, to determine a
sequence of actions.
• It is widely used in Game Theory.
• It is a solution theory.
• With respect to game theory, backward induction is a method used
to compute subgame perfect equilibria in sequence games.
• It considers the last time decisions and chooses what to do in
next situation.
• One can decide the next decision with regards to previous time
decisions.
• This process continues backward until the best result is not
obtained by the player.