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Consider a game in which each of three men is given $20. All three must secretly decide whether they will contribute any part of their $20 to a trust fund. At the end of the game, each player will receive 40% of the total money contributed to the trust fund, in addition to any of the remaining $20 that he is holding. If all three players contribute $20 to the trust fund, each player will earn $_____ at the end of the game.


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