Suppose Jim and Celia,a Married Couple,are Trying to Decide What

question 37

Multiple Choice

Suppose Jim and Celia,a married couple,are trying to decide what to do on a Friday.Jim would prefer to see Rambo X while Celia would prefer to see Das Auto,an arty foreign film.Both films are showing at the local Megaplex.The joy they receive from the films and seeing them together,or separately,is shown in the payoff matrix.Both Jim and Celia know the information contained in the payoff matrix.They purchase their tickets simultaneously,ignorant of the other's choice.
-Refer to the payoff matrix above.Suppose a timing element is added to the game: assume that Jim buys his ticket first.While Celia did not see which ticket Jim bought,she still knows the values in the payoff matrix.Predictably,Jim will buy a ticket to see

• A) Das Auto.
• B) whichever movie he thinks Celia will select.
• C) Rambo X.
• D) one of the movies,but it is impossible to predict which one.
• E) both movies.