Table A.2 Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 88

Multiple Choice

Table A.2
Use the following to answer the questions below.
A company that is introducing a new product has to choose between four different manufacturing methods, referred to as methods A, B, C and D. Depending on the demand for the product, they forecast different levels of expenses for the year (values are in thousands) . The company has identified three possible states of nature for economic growth, and named them High, Medium, and Low.

-Using the information in Table A.2, which alternative is best if further study revealed that the probability of high growth is 0.2, the probability of medium growth is 0.5, and the probability of low growth is 0.3?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D

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Division

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