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 Maddie chooses not to clean, then Nadia will
A)clean, and Nadia's payoff will be 50.
B)not clean, and Nadia's payoff will be 10.
C)clean, and Nadia's payoff will be 7.
D)not clean, and Nadia's payoff will be 30.

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 Maddie chooses not to clean, then Nadia will
A)clean, and Nadia's payoff will be 50. 
B)not clean, and Nadia's payoff will be 10. 
C)clean, and Nadia's payoff will be 7. 
D)not clean, and Nadia's payoff will be 30.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If Maddie chooses not to clean, Nadia will also choose not to clean to maximize her payoff, which will be 10.

Table 17-20 Nadia and Maddie Are Two College Roommates Who Both Prefer