Refer to the Accompanying Table A) Sharon's Dominant Strategy Is to Keep Quiet

question 30

Multiple Choice

Refer to the accompanying table. Confessing is Eddie's dominant strategy because: $\begin{array} { l }&\text { sharon }\\\text {eddie }&\begin{array} { l }\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Confess }\quad\quad\quad\quad \text { Keep quiet }\\\begin{array} { l }\text { Confess }\\\\\text { Keep quiet }\end{array}\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline 25 \text { years in jail } &{40 \text { years in jail }} \\25 \text { years in jail } &{\text { Goes free }} \\\hline {\text { Goes free }}&2 \text { year in jail }\\40 \text { years in jail } & 2 \text { year in jail } \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}\end{array}$

• A) Sharon's dominant strategy is to keep quiet.
• B) he spends more time in jail if he confesses, regardless of whether Sharon confesses or keeps quiet.
• C) he spends less time in jail if he confesses, regardless of whether Sharon confesses or keeps quiet.
• D) he spends the same time in jail by confessing than he would by not confessing.
• E) his decision does not depend on Sharon's decision.

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