The table below shows the payoffs to the running of negative and clean political ads by two political candidates.The payoffs are the increase or decrease in the number of voters willing to vote for the candidate.
-Given the payoff matrix,running negative ads is __________ for __________.
A) a dominated strategy;Harper
B) a dominated strategy;Ignatieff
C) a dominant strategy;Harper
D) neither a dominant or dominated strategy;Ignatieff
E) neither a dominant or dominated strategy;Harper

Question

The table below shows the payoffs to the running of negative and clean political ads by two political candidates.The payoffs are the increase or decrease in the number of voters willing to vote for the candidate. 
-Given the payoff matrix,running negative ads is __________ for __________.
A) a dominated strategy;Harper 
B) a dominated strategy;Ignatieff 
C) a dominant strategy;Harper 
D) neither a dominant or dominated strategy;Ignatieff 
E) neither a dominant or dominated strategy;Harper

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Running negative ads is a dominant strategy for Harper because it yields a higher payoff regardless of what Ignatieff does. If Ignatieff runs clean ads, Harper still gets a higher payoff by running negative ads (-5 vs -7). If Ignatieff runs negative ads, Harper also gets a higher payoff by running negative ads (2 vs 0). Therefore, running negative ads is the best strategy for Harper regardless of what Ignatieff does.

The Table Below Shows the Payoffs to the Running of Negative