-Ben and Jennifer are trying to decide how to spend an evening. Ben would like to attend a ballet performance. Jennifer would like to go to a hockey game. While they could spend the evening apart, they would prefer to spend the evening together. Figure 3.5 summarizes the payoffs from alternative choices. The most likely focal-point equilibrium strategy profile for this game is:

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DA focal point in game theory is a solution that people will tend to use in the absence of communication, because it seems natural, special, or relevant to them. Given that Ben and Jennifer prefer to spend the evening together, the focal-point equilibrium would likely be the activities they both have a mutual interest in or a strong preference for. Without specific payoff values provided, we can infer that since both options are mentioned as preferences for each individual ({Ballet, Ballet} for Ben's preference and {Hockey, Hockey} for Jennifer's preference), these two outcomes are the most likely focal points where they could end up spending the evening together, assuming they value spending time together over the specific activity.

-Ben and Jennifer Are Trying to Decide How to Spend