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Refer to the Accompanying Table A) Sharon's Dominant Strategy Is to Keep Quiet

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Refer to the accompanying table. Confessing is Eddie's dominant strategy because:  sharon eddie  Confess  Keep quiet  Confess  Keep quiet 25 years in jail 40 years in jail 25 years in jail  Goes free  Goes free 2 year in jail 40 years in jail 2 year in jail \begin{array} { l }&\text { sharon }\\\text {eddie }&\begin{array} { l }\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Confess }\quad\quad\quad\quad \text { Keep quiet }\\\begin{array} { l }\text { Confess }\\\\\text { Keep quiet }\end{array}\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline 25 \text { years in jail } &{40 \text { years in jail }} \\25 \text { years in jail } &{\text { Goes free }} \\\hline {\text { Goes free }}&2 \text { year in jail }\\40 \text { years in jail } & 2 \text { year in jail } \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}\end{array}


A) Sharon's dominant strategy is to keep quiet.
B) he spends more time in jail if he confesses, regardless of whether Sharon confesses or keeps quiet.
C) he spends less time in jail if he confesses, regardless of whether Sharon confesses or keeps quiet.
D) he spends the same time in jail by confessing than he would by not confessing.
E) his decision does not depend on Sharon's decision.

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