1) Suppose that Player A can take two actions, either Up or Down. Player A is thinking to choose      Up 50 percent of the time, and Down 50 percent of the time. This type of strategy is called a        ____ ?

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1) Suppose that Player A can take two actions, either Up or Down. Player A is thinking to choose      Up 50 percent of the time, and Down 50 percent of the time. This type of strategy is called a        ____ ?

2) Consider a payoff matrix of a game shown below. In each cell, the number on the left is a payoff for Player A and the number on the right is a payoff for Player B. In order for (Down, Right) to be a unique pure strategy Nash equilibrium, a must be (greater, or smaller) than 3 and b must be (greater, or smaller) than 3.

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Player A
Up
Down
Left
3, a
1,3
Player B
Right
2, 3
5, b
Transcribed Image Text:Player A Up Down Left 3, a 1,3 Player B Right 2, 3 5, b
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