AQA D2 2008 January — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicDynamic Programming

3 Two people, Rob and Con, play a zero-sum game. The game is represented by the following pay-off matrix for Rob.
\multirow{5}{*}{Rob}Con
Strategy\(\mathrm { C } _ { 1 }\)\(\mathbf { C } _ { \mathbf { 2 } }\)\(\mathrm { C } _ { 3 }\)
\(\mathbf { R } _ { \mathbf { 1 } }\)-253
\(\mathbf { R } _ { \mathbf { 2 } }\)3-3-1
\(\mathbf { R } _ { \mathbf { 3 } }\)-332
  1. Explain what is meant by the term 'zero-sum game'.
  2. Show that this game has no stable solution.
  3. Explain why Rob should never play strategy \(R _ { 3 }\).
    1. Find the optimal mixed strategy for Rob.
    2. Find the value of the game.