Use the Table Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 86

Multiple Choice

Use the table below to answer the following questions.
Table 15.2.1

-Refer to Table 15.2.1. This table includes the sentences that Bob and Joe will receive if convicted. They have been apprehended by the police under the suspicion of committing armed robbery. The two are immediately separated and questioned about the case. Which one of the following observations is correct?

• A)If Joe confesses, Bob would be better off not confessing.
• B)If Bob confesses, Joe would be better off confessing.
• C)The outcome of the game, assuming Joe and Bob cannot collude, is they will both go free.
• D)If Joe does not confess, Bob would be better off confessing.
• E)The outcome of the game, assuming Joe and Bob cannot collude, is they will both confess.

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