Table 16-8 Consider Two Countries, Eudora and the Inhabit, That Are Engaged

question 130

Multiple Choice

Table 16-8
Consider two countries, Eudora and the Inhabit, that are engaged in an arms race.The question each country must face is whether to build new weapons or to disarm existing weapons.Each country prefers to have more arms than the other because a large arsenal gives it more influence in world affairs.But each country also prefers to live in a world safe from the other country's weapons.The table shows the possible outcomes for each decision combination.
-Refer to Table 16-8.In which of the following situations is Eudora better off arming?
(i) if Inhabit arms
(ii) if Inhabit disarms
(iii) if arming is their sub-dominant gaming strategy

• A)(i), (ii) and (iii)
• B)(ii) and (iii)
• C)(i) and (iii)
• D)(i) and (ii)

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