Edexcel D2 2015 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicGroups

2. Rani and Greg play a zero-sum game. The pay-off matrix shows the number of points that Rani scores for each combination of strategies.
Greg plays 1Greg plays 2Greg plays 3
Rani plays 1- 312
Rani plays 2021
Rani plays 324- 5
  1. Explain what the term 'zero-sum game' means.
  2. State the number of points that Greg scores if he plays his strategy 3 and Rani plays her strategy 3.
  3. Verify that there is no stable solution to this game.
  4. Reduce the game so that Greg has only two possible strategies. Write down the reduced pay-off matrix for Greg.
  5. Find the best strategy for Greg and the value of the game to him.