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Tаble 17-23 Twо bоttled beverаge mаnufacturers (Firm A and Firm B) determine that they cоuld lower their costs, and thus increase their profits, if they reduced their advertising budgets. But for the plan to work, each firm must agree to refrain from advertising. Each firm believes that advertising works by increasing the demand for the firm’s product, but each firm also believes that if neither firm advertises, the costs savings will outweigh the lost sales. Listed in the table below are the individual profits for each firm. Firm A Breaks the agreement and advertises Maintains the agreement and does not advertise Firm B Breaks the agreement and advertises Firm A profit = $9,000 Firm B profit = $4,000 Firm A profit = $8,000 Firm B profit = $6,000 Maintains the agreement and does not advertise Firm A profit = $11,000 Firm B profit = $3,500 Firm A profit = $10,000 Firm B profit = $5,000 Refer to Table 17-23. At the Nash equilibrium, how much profit will Firm B earn?