5) (KEY QUESTION) In the movie Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean and buzL favours of sixteen year old Judy. Buzz's gang members steal two cars. The group of teenagers gathers on a Los Angeles lookout, with a cliff that drops down to the Pacific Ocean. James and Buzz are to drive the stolen cars toward the cliff. The first person to jump from his car is declared the chicken (which is bad). The last person to jump is the hero (which is good), capturing Judy's affection and the gang's respect. The driverless cars continue over the cliff and plunge to the rocks at its base. Each driver can make two possible actions. Jump when he feels endangered (be a chicken) or jump AFTER the other driver jumps (be a rooster). Assuming that both feel endangered at the same moment, the following matrix represents the payoffs for James and Buzz for each choice of strategy. Buzz Rooster -10, 20 -50,-50 Chicken 3,3 20,-10 James Chicken Rooster

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MULTIPLE CHOICE (identify the one best answer below and explain your reasoning for each option): If James is the leader in the game then: (hint: you can draw the game tree to see it better)
a. There are two equilibrium outcomes that coincide with the Nash equilibria.
b. The unique equilibrium outcome is James playing Rooster and Buzz playing Chicken.
c. The equilibrium outcome is the same as if Buzz were the leader.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above

5) (KEY QUESTION) In the movie Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean and buzL
favours of sixteen year old Judy. Buzz's gang members steal two cars. The group of teenagers gathers on a
Los Angeles lookout, with a cliff that drops down to the Pacific Ocean. James and Buzz are to drive the stolen
cars toward the cliff. The first person to jump from his car is declared the chicken (which is bad). The last
person to jump is the hero (which is good), capturing Judy's affection and the gang's respect. The driverless
cars continue over the cliff and plunge to the rocks at its base.
Each driver can make two possible actions. Jump when he feels endangered (be a chicken) or jump AFTER
the other driver jumps (be a rooster). Assuming that both feel endangered at the same moment, the following
matrix represents the payoffs for James and Buzz for each choice of strategy.
Buzz
Rooster
-10, 20
-50,-50
Chicken
3,3
20,-10
James
Chicken
Rooster
Transcribed Image Text:5) (KEY QUESTION) In the movie Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean and buzL favours of sixteen year old Judy. Buzz's gang members steal two cars. The group of teenagers gathers on a Los Angeles lookout, with a cliff that drops down to the Pacific Ocean. James and Buzz are to drive the stolen cars toward the cliff. The first person to jump from his car is declared the chicken (which is bad). The last person to jump is the hero (which is good), capturing Judy's affection and the gang's respect. The driverless cars continue over the cliff and plunge to the rocks at its base. Each driver can make two possible actions. Jump when he feels endangered (be a chicken) or jump AFTER the other driver jumps (be a rooster). Assuming that both feel endangered at the same moment, the following matrix represents the payoffs for James and Buzz for each choice of strategy. Buzz Rooster -10, 20 -50,-50 Chicken 3,3 20,-10 James Chicken Rooster
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