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Table 17-20 Nadia and Maddie are two college roommates who both prefer a clean c

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Question

Table 17-20 Nadia and Maddie 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, where the higher a player's payoff number, the better off that player is. The payoffs in each cell are shown as (payoff for Nadia, payoff for Maddie).

Refer to Table 17-20. If Nadia chooses to not clean, then Maddie will

Maddie Clean Don't Clean Nadia Clean (30, 30) (7, 50) Don't Clean (50, 7) (10, 10)

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is (d) Clean and Maddie's payoff will be 30.

Payoff: (60+57)-(57+20) =117-77 =30