Scenario: Consider the Following Non-Cooperative, Simultaneous-Move Game Where Each Player

question 82

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Consider the following non-cooperative, simultaneous-move game where each player knows her own and her opponent's payoffs. This game is called the dating dilemma. Hayley and Jack are a couple deciding what to do on a Saturday afternoon in the summer. Hayley wants to go to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) , while Jack wants to go to a New York Mets game. Neither Jack nor Hayley will derive any benefit from going to their preferred activity without their partner. The payoff matrix for this game is presented below.

-Refer to the scenario above.Does Hayley have a pure strategy?

• A) Yes, always choose to go to the MoMA
• B) Yes, always choose to go to the Mets game
• C) No
• D) Cannot determine given the information provided

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