TABLE 19-1 The Following Payoff Table Shows Profits Associated with a Set

question 158

Multiple Choice

TABLE 19-1
The following payoff table shows profits associated with a set of 3 alternatives under 2 possible states of nature.
-Referring to Table 19-1, the opportunity loss for A2 when S1 occurs is

• A) -2.
• B) 0.
• C) 5.
• D) 14.

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