To assist the sale of your products in a particular foreign market, it is suggested that you pay a 10 percent commission to a "go-between" who has

To assist the sale of your products in a particular foreign market, it is suggested that you pay a 10 percent commission to a “go-between” who has access to high-ranking government officials in that market. You suspect, but do not know, that the go-between will split the commission with the government officials who decide which goods to buy. Should you do it ? Does it make a difference if your competitors routinely pay such commissions?