Consider a Version of the Tragedy of the Commons in Which

question 14

Multiple Choice

Consider a version of the Tragedy of the Commons in which herder 1 and 2 simultaneously choose to graze quantities of sheep $q _ { 1 }$ and $q 2$ ,respectively.If herder 1's payoff function is $q _ { 1 } \left( 100 - q _ { 1 } - q _ { 2 } \right)$ ,his or her best response function is

• A) \(q _ { 1 } = 50 - q _ { 2 } / 2\) .
• B) \(q _ { 2 } = 50 - q _ { 1 } / 2\) .
• C) \(q _ { 1 } = 100 - q _ { 2 } / 2\) .
• D) \(q _ { 1 } = 100 - q _ { 2 }\) .