Table 17-9
Hanna and Alicia 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 following table shows the payoffs for this situation, where the higher a player's payoff number, the better off that player is.

-Refer to Table 17-9. What is the Nash Equilibrium in this dorm room cleaning game?

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Table 17-9
Hanna and Alicia 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 following table shows the payoffs for this situation, where the higher a player's payoff number, the better off that player is.
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-Refer to Table 17-9. What is the Nash Equilibrium in this dorm room cleaning game?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In a Nash Equilibrium, each player's strategy is optimal given the other player's strategy. In option D, neither Hanna nor Alicia has an incentive to unilaterally change their strategy from "Don't Clean" to "Clean," because doing so would result in a lower payoff for the one who changes their strategy. This makes D the Nash Equilibrium.

Table 17-9 Hanna and Alicia Are Two College Roommates Who Both Prefer