Exhibit 14.5 The Following Questions Are Based on the Information Below

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Multiple Choice

Exhibit 14.5
The following questions are based on the information below.
An investor is considering 4 investments, A, B, C, D. The payoff from each investment is a function of the economic climate over the next 2 years. The economy can expand or decline. The following decision tree has been developed for the problem. The investor has estimated the probability of a declining economy at 40% and an expanding economy at 60%.
-Which decision rule pessimistically assumes that nature will always be "against us" regardless of what decision we make?

• A) maximax decision rule.
• B) maximin decision rule.
• C) minimax regret decision rule.
• D) minimin decision rule.

Understand the negotiated price approach and its application in transfer pricing among decentralized units.

Identify the role and impact of support departments within organizations.

Understand the allocation of operating expenses and support department charges in profit centers.

Recognize the financial measures used to gauge a manager's performance in a profit center.