Two people, Baker and Cutler, play a game in which they choose and divide a prize....

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Two people, Baker and Cutler, play a game in which they chooseand divide a prize. Baker decides how large the total prize shouldbe; she can choose either $10 or $100. Cutler chooses how to dividethe prize chosen by Baker; Cutler can choose either an equaldivision or a split where he gets 90% and Baker gets 10%. Writedown a payoff table of the game and find equilibria for thefollowing situations and answer the final question about whetherthis is a Prisoner's Dilemma.

(a) When the moves are simultaneous

(b) When Baker moves first

(c) When Cutler moves first

(d) Is this game a Prisoner's Dilemma? Why or Why not?

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a the payoff table Cutler Equal unequal Baker 10 5 5 1 9 100 50 50 10 90 b When Baker moves first If Baker were to move first she would know that Cutler would choose    See Answer
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