(a) Consider a 2-player zero-sum game with the following payoff matrix, in which a E R is some fixed value. The matrix is given, as usual, from the perspective of the row player. T1 12 13 C1 C2 a 4 C3 5 -1 2 -4 2 -2 1 (i) For what range of values for a will (r₁, C₁) be a pure Nash equilibrium of this game? Justify your answer. (ii) Treating a as a constant, give a linear program to find the optimal mixed

(a) Consider a 2-player zero-sum game with the following payoff matrix, in which a E R is some fixed value. The matrix is given, as usual, from the perspective of the row player. T1 12 13 C1 C2 a 4 C3 5 -1 2 -4 2 -2 1 (i) For what range of values for a will (r₁, C₁) be a pure Nash equilibrium of this game? Justify your answer. (ii) Treating a as a constant, give a linear program to find the optimal mixed

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Chapter15: Oligopoly And Strategic Behavior

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