Glen is considering whether to paint his house and if so,what colour to choose.He settles on three options: leave it "as is",paint it brown,or paint it purple.Glen's neighbours are able to easily see his house.The following table shows the monetary values of utility for Glen and his neighbours under the three possibilities.
-Refer to the information above.Assume that Glen and his neighbours both know the payoffs to the three choices.If maintaining relations with his neighbours is valuable,Glen will likely choose
A) brown.
B) purple.
C) to not change the colour.
D) to consider different colours.
E) to move.

Question

Glen is considering whether to paint his house and if so,what colour to choose.He settles on three options: leave it "as is",paint it brown,or paint it purple.Glen's neighbours are able to easily see his house.The following table shows the monetary values of utility for Glen and his neighbours under the three possibilities. 
-Refer to the information above.Assume that Glen and his neighbours both know the payoffs to the three choices.If maintaining relations with his neighbours is valuable,Glen will likely choose
A) brown. 
B) purple. 
C) to not change the colour. 
D) to consider different colours. 
E) to move.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since the neighbours can easily see Glen's house, it is important for him to consider their preferences. The table shows that painting the house brown would provide the highest total utility for both Glen and his neighbours, so this would be the best choice if maintaining good relations with his neighbours is important to him.

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