Question

Which of the statements is true of the prisoner's dilemma? In the game that includes two prisoners, from which this game derives its name, neither prisoner will confess and they will both walk free. The prisoner's dilemma is an example of a cooperative equilibrium. In the prisoner's dilemma, firms could do better if they both did exactly the opposite of what they ultimately choose to do. One player has a dominant strategy and the other has a mixed strategy.

Answer 1

Answer: In the prisoner's dilemma, firms could do better if they both did exactly the opposite of what they ultimately choose to do.

Explanation:

The prisoner's dilemma is simply an analysis in the game theory which reveals the reasons for the lack of cooperation between two rational individuals.

We should note that in the prisoners dilemma, it'll have been in the best interest of the parties to agree and cooperate. The firms choose the strategies which makes them better off at the expense of the other firm who's worse off but they could have been better if they both did exactly the opposite of what they ultimately choose to do.