7 The market for bagels contains two firms: BagelWorld (BW) and Bagels'R'Us (BRU). The owners of the two firms decide to fix the price of bagels. The accompanying table shows how each firm's profit (indollars) depends on whether they abide by the agreement or cheat on the agreement.Bagel WorldCheatAbide40 for BRU80 for BRUO for BW45 for BRUCheat40 for BWBagels'R'UsO for BRU80 for BWAbide45 for BWIs this game a prisoner's dilemma?Multiple ChoiceNo, because neither firm has a dominant strategyYes, because if both firms played their dominant strategy, they cach would earn a higher payoff than when they both play their dominated strategy.Yes, because if both firms played their dominated strategy, they each would earn a higher payoff than when they both play their dominant strategy.No, because cheating yields the highest payoff for both firms

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