Example
You and a classmate are assigned a project on which you will
receive one combined grade. You each want to receive a good grade,
but you also want to avoid hard work. In particular, here is the
situation:
- If both of you work hard, you both get an A, which gives
each of you 40 units of happiness
- If only one of you work hard, you both get a B, which gives
each of you 30 units of happiness
- If neither of you work hard, you both get a D, which gives
each of you 10 units of happiness
- Working hard costs 25 units of happiness
a. Draw the payoff matrix
b. What is the likely outcome?
c. Redo parts a and b with working hard costing 15 units of
happiness
then 10 units of happiness