There are four contestants in a cake-decorating contest in which all of the decorating work is to be done during the two-hour contest. All contestants take into account what they believe to be the most likely choices of the other decorators as input into their design decisions. This type of "game" is closely related to a
A) sequential-move game because designs are thought through before decoration begins.
B) dominant strategy game because only one decorator will win.
C) simultaneous-move game because all players decorate at the same time.
D) positive-sum game because the winner receives a prize.

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This scenario is most similar to a simultaneous-move game because all contestants are making their decisions and decorating their cakes at the same time, without knowing the specific choices the others are making until after the decisions are made and actions are taken.

There Are Four Contestants in a Cake-Decorating Contest in Which