Below You Are Given a Profit Payoff Table Involving Three

question 32

Multiple Choice

Below you are given a profit payoff table involving three decision alternatives and three states of nature. ​ The probability of occurrence of s₁ is .1 and the probability of occurrence of s₂ is .3.
The recommended decision alternative based on the expected value is

• A) A.
• B) B.
• C) C.
• D) Both A and B are optimal.

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