Table 9-03. Suppose you are a general in the army. Your country is at war. You are trying to invade the enemy. You can attack on the enemy's east coast ör the west coast. The enemy Has oly to defend one coast. The payoff matrix below represents whether you or the enemy wins (represented by 1) or loses (represented by 0). Enemy Defend east coast Defend west coast Enemy: Enemy: 0 Attack east coast You: 1 Enemy: 0 You: 0 You Enemy: Attack west coast You: 1 You: 0 Refer to Table 9-03. To win the war, O a. you must attack the west coast, only if you have credible information that the enemy is defending the east coast. Ob. you must attack the west coast, and information about whether the enemy is defending the east or the west coast is irrelevant to you. Oc. you must attack the west coast, only if you have credible information that the enemy is defending the west coast. O d. you must never attack the west coast, and information about whether the enemy is defending the east or the west coast is irrelevant to you.

Table 9-03. Suppose you are a general in the army. Your country is at war. You are trying to invade the enemy. You can attack on the enemy's east coast ör the west coast. The enemy Has oly to defend one coast. The payoff matrix below represents whether you or the enemy wins (represented by 1) or loses (represented by 0). Enemy Defend east coast Defend west coast Enemy: Enemy: 0 Attack east coast You: 1 Enemy: 0 You: 0 You Enemy: Attack west coast You: 1 You: 0 Refer to Table 9-03. To win the war, O a. you must attack the west coast, only if you have credible information that the enemy is defending the east coast. Ob. you must attack the west coast, and information about whether the enemy is defending the east or the west coast is irrelevant to you. Oc. you must attack the west coast, only if you have credible information that the enemy is defending the west coast. O d. you must never attack the west coast, and information about whether the enemy is defending the east or the west coast is irrelevant to you.

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