(Table: Lemonade) Andrei and Sonya operate lemonade stands in the same neighborhood. Payoffs are in quarters . The kids have formed an agreement to restrict output. They are playing an infinitely repeated game in which output decisions must be made every period and both of them are using tit-for-tat trigger strategies. If the discount rate is d = 0.4, then the players ____.
A) prefer to collude rather than not to collude
B) prefer not to collude rather than to collude
C) are indifferent between colluding and not colluding
D) not enough information is given in the problem to determine preference for collusion.

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(Table: Lemonade) Andrei and Sonya operate lemonade stands in the same neighborhood.  Payoffs are in quarters . The kids have formed an agreement to restrict output. They are playing an infinitely repeated game in which output decisions must be made every period and both of them are using tit-for-tat trigger strategies. If the discount rate is d = 0.4, then the players ____.
A) prefer to collude rather than not to collude 
B) prefer not to collude rather than to collude 
C) are indifferent between colluding and not colluding 
D) not enough information is given in the problem to determine preference for collusion.

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The Answer of (Table: Lemonade) Andrei and Sonya operate lemonade stands in the same neighborhood.  Payoffs are in quarters . The kids have formed an agreement to restrict output. They are playing an infinitely repeated game in which output decisions must be made every period and both of them are using tit-for-tat trigger strategies. If the discount rate is d = 0.4, then the players ____.
A) prefer to collude rather than not to collude 
B) prefer not to collude rather than to collude 
C) are indifferent between colluding and not colluding 
D) not enough information is given in the problem to determine preference for collusion.

(Table: Lemonade) Andrei and Sonya Operate Lemonade Stands in the Same