4. Consider the following grenade game. First, player 1 chooses between giving player 2 $500 and giving player 2 nothing. Second, player 2 observes player 1's move and then chooses whether or not to explode a grenade that will kill both players. What is the subgame-perfect Nash equilibria?

4. Consider the following grenade game. First, player 1 chooses between giving player 2 $500 and giving player 2 nothing. Second, player 2 observes player 1's move and then chooses whether or not to explode a grenade that will kill both players. What is the subgame-perfect Nash equilibria?

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