Consider the following payoff matrix facing Harry and Sally when each chooses to go to the coffee shop listed. Harry wants to avoid Sally at the coffee shop and is not happy when Sally ends up in the same shop he chooses. Sally would like to see Harry, and so she is not happy when Harry ends up in a different coffee shop. Harry StarbucksDunkin DonutsSally StarbucksH: ?1, S: 1H: 1, S: ?1 Dunkin DonutsH: 1, S: ?1H: ?1, S: 1Assuming that Sally and Harry go to the coffee shop each day, what is Harry's best strategy?
A. Go to Starbucks one day and Dunkin' Donuts the next and maintain that pattern.
B. Go to Starbucks because Sally won't go there.
C. Go to Dunkin' Donuts because Sally won't go there.
D. Randomly choose between going to Starbucks and going to Dunkin' Donuts.
Answer: D
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