AQA Further AS Paper 2 Discrete Specimen — Question 6 5 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther AS Paper 2 Discrete (Further AS Paper 2 Discrete)
SessionSpecimen
Marks5
TopicDynamic Programming

6 Victoria and Albert play a zero-sum game. The game is represented by the following pay-off matrix for Victoria.
\multirow{2}{*}{}Albert
Strategy\(\boldsymbol { x }\)\(Y\)\(z\)
\multirow{3}{*}{Victoria}\(P\)3-11
\(Q\)-201
\(R\)4-1-1
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  1. Find the play-safe strategies for each player.
    6
  2. State, with a reason, the strategy that Albert should never play.
    6
    1. Determine an optimal mixed strategy for Victoria.
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  3. (ii) Find the value of the game for Victoria.
    6
  4. (iii) State an assumption that must made in order that your answer for part (c)(ii) is the maximum expected pay-off that Victoria can achieve.