Both Lowes and Home Depot must choose how much to advertise. The payoff of the advertising choice of each firm is dependent on the advertising choice of the other. This situation is an example of
A) a competitive market structure.
B) a cartel.
C) the prisoner's dilemma.
D) a cooperative game.

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This situation exemplifies the prisoner's dilemma, where each firm's decision on advertising (to advertise or not) affects not only its own payoff but also the payoff of the other firm, leading to a strategic decision-making scenario where the optimal choice for one depends on the choice of the other.

Both Lowes and Home Depot Must Choose How Much to Advertise