Refer to Figure a.Charlie and Joe both want to ride shotgun with their mother,so they play a game of rock-paper-scissors to determine who gets to sit in the front seat.In the table,-1 represents a loss,1 a win and 0 a tie,and Joe's payoff is shown in the upper left-hand corner of each cell,while Charlie's appears in the lower right-hand corner.What is Charlie's dominant strategy?
A) Rock
B) Paper
C) Scissors
D) Charlie does not have a dominant strategy.

Question

Refer to Figure a.Charlie and Joe both want to ride shotgun with their mother,so they play a game of rock-paper-scissors to determine who gets to sit in the front seat.In the table,-1 represents a loss,1 a win and 0 a tie,and Joe's payoff is shown in the upper left-hand corner of each cell,while Charlie's appears in the lower right-hand corner.What is Charlie's dominant strategy? 
A) Rock 
B) Paper 
C) Scissors 
D) Charlie does not have a dominant strategy.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Charlie does not have a dominant strategy in this scenario. A dominant strategy is a strategy that is always the best choice for a player, regardless of the other player's choice. In this case, the payoffs for Charlie depend on Joe's choice, so there is no single strategy that is always the best choice for Charlie. Therefore, Charlie does not have a dominant strategy.

Refer to Figure A