TABLE 19-5 The Following Payoff Table Shows Profits Associated with a Set

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TABLE 19-5
The following payoff table shows profits associated with a set of 2 alternatives under 3 possible events.
-Referring to Table 19-5, what is the EMV for Action B?

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Risk-free Security

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Efficient Frontier

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