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In a two-player, one-shot simultaneous-move game each player can choose strategy A or strategy B. If both players choose strategy A each earns a payoff of $400. If both players choose strategy B, each earns a payoff of $200. If player 1 chooses strategy A and player 2 chooses strategy B, then player 1 earns $100 and player 2 earns $600. If player 1 chooses strategy B and player 2 chooses strategy A, then player 1 earns $600 and player 2 earns $100 a. Write the above game in normal form. Player 2 Strategy Player 1 b. Find each player's dominant strategy, if it exists. Player 1's dominant strategy | (Click to select) . Player 2's dominant strategy:_(Click to select) c. Find the Nash equilibrium of this game. (Click to select) d. Which strategy pair has the highest aggregate payoff? (Click to select)

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Answer:

Player 1

Player 2

Strategy ($)

A

B

A

400, 400

600, 100

B

100,600

200, 200

* 1st number in the cell shows payoff of player 1 and 2nd number shows payoff of player 2

2- Player 2’s dominant strategy : B where his payoff is $600 and player 1 payoff is $100

Player 1’s dominant strategy: B where his payoff is $600 and player 2 payoff is $100

3. The Nash equilibrium is strategy A where both player have $400 payoff

4. Strategy A have highest aggregate payoff. Both player’s payoff is $400, $400 so aggregate payoff is $800

5.the outcome with the highest aggregate payoff cannot be sustained in equilibrium because both the player has different dominating payoff strategy that is B and as already given that it is a one-shot simultaneous - move game

Player 1

Player 2

Strategy ($)

A

B

A

400, 400

600, 100

B

100,600

200, 200