AQA D2 2012 January — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicGroups

3 Two people, Roz and Colum, play a zero-sum game. The game is represented by the following pay-off matrix for Roz.
Colum
\cline { 2 - 5 }Strategy\(\mathbf { C } _ { \mathbf { 1 } }\)\(\mathbf { C } _ { \mathbf { 2 } }\)\(\mathbf { C } _ { \mathbf { 3 } }\)
\multirow{3}{*}{\(\operatorname { Roz }\)}\(\mathbf { R } _ { \mathbf { 1 } }\)- 2- 6- 1
\cline { 2 - 5 }\(\mathbf { R } _ { \mathbf { 2 } }\)- 52- 6
\cline { 2 - 5 }\(\mathbf { R } _ { \mathbf { 3 } }\)- 33- 4
  1. Explain what is meant by the term 'zero-sum game'.
  2. Determine the play-safe strategy for Colum, giving a reason for your answer.
    1. Show that the matrix can be reduced to a 2 by 3 matrix, giving the reason for deleting one of the rows.
    2. Hence find the optimal mixed strategy for Roz.