Consider the Following Payoff Matrix Facing Two Criminals Their Options Are to Confess or Not to Confess

question 14

Multiple Choice

Consider the following payoff matrix facing two criminals. $\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & { \text { A: Confess } } & \text { A: Not Confess } \\\hline \text { B: Confess } & \text { A: 20yrs, B: 20yrs } & \text { A: 50yrs, B: 2yrs } \\\hline \text { B: Not Confess } & \text { A: 2yrs, B: 50yrs } & \text { A: 10yrs, B: 10yrs } \\\hline\end{array}$ Their options are to confess or not to confess. Given this information:

• A) A has a dominant strategy but B does not.
• B) B has a dominant strategy but A does not.
• C) both A and B have dominant strategies.
• D) neither A nor B has a dominant strategy.

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