Table 16-17 Amy and Heather Are Two College Roommates Who Both Prefer

question 28

Multiple Choice

Table 16-17
Amy and Heather are two college roommates who both prefer a clean common space in their dorm room, but neither enjoys cleaning. The roommates must each make a decision to either clean or not clean the dorm room's common space. The payoff table for this situation is provided below. The payoffs in each cell are shown as (Amy, Heather) .

-Refer to Table 16-17.What is the Nash Equilibrium in this dorm room cleaning game?

• A)Amy: Clean Heather: Clean
• B)Amy: Don't Clean Heather: Clean
• C)Amy: Clean Heather: Don't Clean
• D)Amy: Don't Clean Heather: Don't Clean

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