Edexcel D2 2019 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicDynamic Programming

4. Eugene and Stephen play a zero-sum game. The pay-off matrix shows the number of points that Eugene scores for each combination of strategies.
Stephen plays 1Stephen plays 2Stephen plays 3
Eugene plays 1450
Eugene plays 2-211
Eugene plays 3-3-43
  1. Find the play-safe strategies for each of Eugene and Stephen, and hence show that this zero-sum game does not have a stable solution.
  2. Suppose that Eugene knows that Stephen will use his play-safe strategy. Explain why Eugene should change from his play-safe strategy. You should state as part of your answer which strategy Eugene should now play.
  3. Formulate the game as a linear programming problem for Stephen. Define your variables clearly. Write the constraints as equations.