Consider the game shown below. In this game, players 1 and 2 must move at the same time without knowledge of the other player’s move. Player 1’s choices are shown in the row headings (A/B), Player 2’s choices are shown in the column headings (C/D). The first payoff is for the row player (Player1) and the second payoff is for the column player (Player 2).   Player 2 Player 1 C D A 8, 3 2, 4 B 7, 4 3, 5 Pick the correct answer: Player 1: Has a dominant strategy to choose A Has a dominant strategy to choose B Has a dominant strategy to choose C Has a dominant strategy to choose D Does not have a dominant strategy Player 2: Has a dominant strategy to choose A Has a dominant strategy to choose B Has a dominant strategy to choose C Has a dominant strategy to choose D Does not have a dominant strategy The Nash equilibrium outcome to this game is: A/C A/D B/C B/D There is no pure strategy Nash equilibrium for this game

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Consider the game shown below. In this game, players 1 and 2 must move at the same time without knowledge of the other player’s move. Player 1’s choices are shown in the row headings (A/B), Player 2’s choices are shown in the column headings (C/D). The first payoff is for the row player (Player1) and the second payoff is for the column player (Player 2).

 

Player 2

Player 1

C

D

A

8, 3

2, 4

B

7, 4

3, 5

Pick the correct answer:

Player 1:

  1. Has a dominant strategy to choose A
  2. Has a dominant strategy to choose B
  3. Has a dominant strategy to choose C
  4. Has a dominant strategy to choose D
  5. Does not have a dominant strategy

Player 2:

  1. Has a dominant strategy to choose A
  2. Has a dominant strategy to choose B
  3. Has a dominant strategy to choose C
  4. Has a dominant strategy to choose D
  5. Does not have a dominant strategy

The Nash equilibrium outcome to this game is:

  1. A/C
  2. A/D
  3. B/C
  4. B/D
  5. There is no pure strategy Nash equilibrium for this game
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