Table: Salaries For the Data in This Table, Most Workers Would Prefer

question 98

Multiple Choice

Table: Salaries $$\begin{array} { c c c } \hline \text { Job }& \begin{array} { c } \text { Salary in bad economy } \\\text { (probability of bad } \\\text { economy } = \mathbf { 5 0 } \% \text { ) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Salary in good economy } \\\text { (probability of good } \\\text { economy } = \mathbf { 5 0 \% } \text { ) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Job A }& \$ 0 & \$ 200,000 \\\text { Job B } & 100,000 & 100,000 \\\text { Job C } & 40,000 & 160,000 \\\text { Job D }& 50,000 & 145,000 \\\end{array}$$ For the data in this table, most workers would prefer:

• A) Job A.
• B) Job B.
• C) Job C.
• D) Job D.

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U.S. GAAP

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Preferred Shares

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