Suppose that each of two prisoners, Mel and Max, has the independent choice of confessing to a crime or not confessing. If neither confesses, they spend 2 years in jail: if both confess, they spend 3 years in jail. If one confesses while the other does not, the confessor gets off with 1 year in jail while the other gets 6 years in jail. According to game theory, the likely strategy by the prisoners is that:
A. both will confess
B. neither will confess
C. Mel will confess and Max will not
D. both may or may not confess
E. Max will confess and Mel will not

Here according to the game theory the likely strategy by the prisoner is that:

A. Both will confess

Explanation:

Here, in the given question it is mentioned that Mel and Max are two prisoners both have been given an independent choice of confession whether to confess or not for a crime they have done.

So, there are different cases which will lead to different actions by the court i.e.

So, according to the Game theory, the strategy that is going to be likely followed is that :

A. Both the prisoners will confess.

i believe it’s b because the rest don’t make sense

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