Exhibit 21-3 Below You Are Given a Payoff Table Involving Two States

question 3

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 21-3
Below you are given a payoff table involving two states of nature and three decision alternatives. The probability of the occurrence of state of nature S₁ is 0.4.
-Refer to Exhibit 21-3. The expected monetary value of the best alternative equals

• A)13,000
• B)14,000
• C)15,000
• D)16,000

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