Dean and Kennedy Are Playing a Single Stage Game

question 43

Essay

Dean and Kennedy are playing a single stage game.Each simultaneously chooses either 1 or 2.If they both select 1,Dean pays Kennedy $2.If they both pick 2,Dean pays Kennedy $4.If they select different numbers,Kennedy pays Dean $3.Draw a table showing the two players' strategies and payoffs.Are any strategies dominant? Weakly dominant? Dominated? Solve for a mixed strategy equilibrium.

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