AQA D2 2014 June — Question 5 7 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
Marks7
TopicDynamic Programming

5 Mark and Owen play a zero-sum game. The game is represented by the following pay-off matrix for Mark.
Owen
\cline { 2 - 5 }\cline { 2 - 5 }StrategyDEF
A41- 1
\cline { 2 - 5 } MarkB3- 2- 2
\cline { 2 - 5 }C- 203
  1. Explain why Mark should never play strategy B.
  2. It is given that the value of the game is 0.6 . Find the optimal strategy for Owen.
    (You are not required to find the optimal mixed strategy for Mark.)
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