Consider the Following Decision Table with Rewards in $ Millions

question 16

Multiple Choice

Consider the following decision table with rewards in $ millions. $\begin{array}{r}\text { State of Nature }\\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Decision Alternatives } & S_{1} & S_{2} & S_{3} \\\hline d_{1} & -1 & 2 & 8 \\\hline d_{2} & -3 & 7 & 5 \\\hline d_{3} & -0.5 & 0.75 & 1 \\\hline d_{4} & 0 & 0 & 0 \\\hline d_{5} & -1 & -1 & -1\\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
The opportunity loss for the combination "S₃" and "d₁" is ________.

• A)9
• B)5
• C)3
• D)0
• E)-1

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Definitions:

Production

The process of creating goods and services through the combination of labor, materials, and capital.

Coase Theorem

A principle that if trade in an externality is possible and there are no transaction costs, bargaining will lead to an efficient outcome regardless of the initial allocation of rights.

Free-Rider Problem

A situation where some individuals consume more than their fair share of a public resource, or shoulder less of the cost of its production.

Public Good

A good that is both non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use and where use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.