Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are contestants on a game show called Split or Steal.  On the show, Bugs and Daffy have to pick one of two cards and decide to split the prize money of $100,000 or steal it from the other contestant.  The decisions are made simultaneously so neither player knows what the other will do.  The table below represents the result of the contestants’ choices. See attached What should a rational player do in this game? Is this a zero-sum game?

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Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are contestants on a game show called Split or Steal.  On the show, Bugs and Daffy have to pick one of two cards and decide to split the prize money of $100,000 or steal it from the other contestant.  The decisions are made simultaneously so neither player knows what the other will do.  The table below represents the result of the contestants’ choices.

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  1. What should a rational player do in this game?
  2. Is this a zero-sum game?
Daffy
Split
Steal
Split
50k
50k
100k
Steal
100k
sâng
Transcribed Image Text:Daffy Split Steal Split 50k 50k 100k Steal 100k sâng
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