Use the Following to Answer Question

question 143

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise
-(Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise) Use Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise.Thelma and Louise are arrested and jailed for murder.Given the payoff matrix in the figure,the optimal behavior for Thelma and Louise to minimize their joint sentence is for Thelma _____ and for Louise ____.

• A)to confess;not to confess.
• B)to confess;to confess.
• C)not to confess;to confess
• D)not to confess;not to confess

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