Exhibit 21-4 Below You Are Given a Payoff Table Involving Two States

question 22

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 21-4
Below you are given a payoff table involving two states of nature and three decision alternatives. The probability of the occurrence of S₁ = 0.3.
-Refer to Exhibit 21-4. The expected value of the best alternative is

• A)12.9
• B)13.2
• C)10.2
• D)28.0

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