For each of the following events, explain whether Beta in the previous question would be more or less likely to cooperate.
a. Beta expects to be able to cheat for more than two months before getting caught by Alpha.
b. Alpha announces that it will match any price cut by Beta, and it will do so immediately following any price cut by Beta.
c. Alpha hires a new CEO who has a reputation for relentlessly matching price cuts by rivals, even after rivals are ready to resume cooperative pricing.
d. Alpha alters the design of its product to make it more desirable to some consumers than Beta’s product.