Scenario: Two Friends Are Playing a Game

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Scenario: Two friends are playing a game. The rules of the game are simple. Each player is given a bag containing a white ball and a black ball, and the two friends are asked to simultaneously draw one ball each. They are informed about their payoffs just before the game begins, which are shown in the matrix below. The first number listed in each cell is the payoff to the row player, and the second number listed is the payoff to the column player.

-Refer to the scenario above.Which of the following is true?

• A) Player 1 should draw a white ball if he expects Player 2 to draw a white ball.
• B) Player 1 should draw a black ball if he expects Player 2 to draw a white ball.
• C) Player 1's dominant strategy is to draw a white ball.
• D) Player 2's dominant strategy is to draw a white ball.

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