Table 3.

Influence of Various Parameters under Policy D on the OEM’s Output and Pricing Decisions.

	Variable	${\mathit{q}}_{\mathit{n}}^{\mathit{D}*}$	${\mathit{p}}_{\mathit{n}}^{\mathit{D}*}$	${\mathit{q}}_{\mathit{r}}^{\mathit{D}*}$	${\mathit{p}}_{\mathit{r}}^{\mathit{D}*}$	${\mathit{d}}^{\mathit{D}*}$
Parameter
$k\nearrow$		$\times$	$\times$	$\times$	$\times$	$\searrow$
$c\nearrow$		$\searrow$	$\nearrow$	$\nearrow$	$\times$	$\searrow$
$s\nearrow$		$\nearrow$	$\times$	$\searrow$	$\nearrow$	$\nearrow$
$b\nearrow$		$\nearrow$	$\times$	$\searrow$	$\nearrow$	$\nearrow$

The signs $\nearrow$, $\searrow$ and $\times$ represent the relationships as being monotonic increasing, monotonic decreasing and unrelated with respect to the parameter, respectively.