Below You Are Given an Income Payoff Table Involving Three

question 3

Multiple Choice

Below you are given an income payoff table involving three decision alternatives and two states of nature. ​ The probability of the occurrence of s₁ = .3. The expected value of alternative A is

• A) 10.9.
• B) 13.2.
• C) 12.9.
• D) 8.1.

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