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![The prisoner's dilemma, formalized by the Canadian Albert W. Tucker in 1950. is applicable to a duopoly, which is a form of an oligopoly where there are only two firms. As it was originally set out, we
assume we have two people. Adrian and Bob that have been caught carrying out a burglary. They will be charged for the burglary. but they are suspected of breaking into a bank, but the police has no
proof. They are imprisoned in different cells and interrrogated separately about the bank robbery. In the prisoner's dilemma Adrian and Bob are best off if:
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If both Adrian and Bob deny.
If both Adrian and Bob flee the prison.
If one prisoner denies and the other confess.
If both Adrian and Bob confess.
If Adrlan and Bob serve the entlre sentence.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fea881350-dbd7-47b7-92f6-4fb64066a983%2F3c2c57b3-b1fd-4a89-9a1b-07dfebe34cf7%2F7h4htbr_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The prisoner's dilemma, formalized by the Canadian Albert W. Tucker in 1950. is applicable to a duopoly, which is a form of an oligopoly where there are only two firms. As it was originally set out, we
assume we have two people. Adrian and Bob that have been caught carrying out a burglary. They will be charged for the burglary. but they are suspected of breaking into a bank, but the police has no
proof. They are imprisoned in different cells and interrrogated separately about the bank robbery. In the prisoner's dilemma Adrian and Bob are best off if:
Multiple Cholce
If both Adrian and Bob deny.
If both Adrian and Bob flee the prison.
If one prisoner denies and the other confess.
If both Adrian and Bob confess.
If Adrlan and Bob serve the entlre sentence.
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