This business problem for microeconomic students might be used as part of a problem set or as a take-home exam. It highlights the importance of marginal analysis, and the implications of the fact that rational individuals will undertake the most cost-effective measures first

The value is a solution concept for n-person strategic games, developed by Nash, Shapley, and Harsanyi. The value of a game is an a priori evaluation of the economic worth of the position of each player, reflecting the players' strategic possibilities, including their ability to make threats...