Bidding on asphalt jobs is a prisoner's ______ outcome.

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The use of the word "prisoner's" suggests that there is a lack of freedom or choice in the situation. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two equally undesirable outcomes, which fits the context of bidding on asphalt jobs where there may be a trade-off between winning the bid but at a lower profit or losing the bid but maintaining a higher profit margin.

Bidding on Asphalt Jobs Is a Prisoner's ______ Outcome