SCENARIO 20-1 The Following Payoff Table Shows Profits Associated with a Set

question 100

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 20-1
The following payoff table shows profits associated with a set of 3 alternatives under 2 possible states of nature.

-Referring to Scenario 20-1,if the probability of S1 is 0.5,then the EVPI for the payoff table is

• A)- 3
• B)3
• C)8
• D)11

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