1. Consider the zero-sum game given by 3 1 2 A = 4 0 2 1 2 -2 3 1 (a) Calculate the gain floor and loss ceiling for A. (b) Without using dominance, use the Equilibrium Theorem to determine whether it is possible for A to have a mixed Nash Equilibrium where player two's strategy is of the form (a, b, c, 0) with a, b, c > 0.

1. Consider the zero-sum game given by 3 1 2 A = 4 0 2 1 2 -2 3 1 (a) Calculate the gain floor and loss ceiling for A. (b) Without using dominance, use the Equilibrium Theorem to determine whether it is possible for A to have a mixed Nash Equilibrium where player two's strategy is of the form (a, b, c, 0) with a, b, c > 0.

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