MHB Designing a Markov Model for Coke and Pepsi Purchases

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The discussion focuses on designing a Markov model and transition matrix to analyze Coke and Pepsi purchases. Key probabilities established are that a current Coke buyer has an 80% chance of buying Coke again, while a Pepsi buyer has a 70% chance of repurchasing Pepsi. Two methods are presented to calculate the probability of a Pepsi user switching to Coke by their fourth purchase, with one method yielding a probability of 0.5625 and the other 0.525. The discrepancy between the two results raises questions about the accuracy of the calculations. Ultimately, participants seek clarification on which approach is correct based on the transition probability matrix.
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Design the markov model and transition matrix for the given data. Answer the following questions based on the mode.
a) If a person purchase coke now the probability of purchase of coke next time is 80%.
b) If a person purchases pepsi now the probability of purchasing pepsi next time is 70%.

Then,
Find the probability of using coke for a current pepsi user in 4th purchases-:

My solution-:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/4MgnCm3QHosELoWQk-S1rxJ1OjnuObR7yn80p1-UBH4TtJsvKVne-265fdK5QRGJmJ58hxTWn0zalcqpW3P43Bpew9jlbwF11IKw-HDr4aemdDutK2uLMben_diGd5Af3mY-bqgJ0Wen7o3eKGIJ9bA
This is the transition diagram.

This is the transition probability matrix-:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/26uw6G8iVZc4LPzBfp9Nq3aQq6j79F0QrJ8nPXHQrx2MRflA58zalCsQcxk8mnOWkUqWmP4j3Q_FNYGBtxwADr2eZsM0jUHTNZVpkHg4Y44SaMj888ccO-GRMvvQ0X-WotF14kKK8fa4T29CqNQ
So, what I did was basically to Took this TPM(Transition Probability Matrix) to the power 4. My basis for doing this was this source-: https://www.math.pku.edu.cn/teachers/xirb/Courses/biostatistics/Biostatistics2016/Lecture4.pdf

So what I got was-:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/3ez2gYlZOB1cji7ALC8QN5flVTZXih24-aGt1m4nIIpx2cM8hGoDvr3ZuD4AyJUQkJJIG7EBB-177CcorBfJXB9Qsniv92JvGHD0K2tDXdjLDJBMOrIea2wHw7iELOLlseZTVZ1_k0qxmkEdao2YGrE
Now I am assuming that the rows means FROM and column side means TO. And the first element of row and column is "Coke". So, to find from Pepsi to Coke, I'd go to second row and first column, the value would be 0.5625

But the problem is that, I've conflicting source which claims the answer is sth else-:

It solves it like this-:

P=TPM

p=Current distribution=[0 1]

Now, for 2nd purchase

p²=p*P=[0.3 0.7]

For 3rd purchase-:
p³=p² * P
=[0.45 0.55]

For 4th purchase-:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/VlMGXGT6dOGvTEHnelsVuW9Nr1NrPliK5WmhtPSzC86I9zOcj_Z70RzScMByMvnVdcS84flQAgfRLN1pFjpfisz62U06H4VZ_A9dwtswIXQQEelk8n02t87poHNOywHSbQ4dMAhJoggsd3cGMcs

=[0.525 0.475]

Thus, it concludes that the required answer is 0.525.

Which one is correct in your opinion?
 
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