Dan Hein Owns the Mineral and Drilling Rights to a 1,000

question 13

Multiple Choice

Dan Hein owns the mineral and drilling rights to a 1,000 hectare tract of land.If he drills a well and does not strike oil his net loss will be $500,000, but if he drills a well and strikes oil his net gain will be $1,000,000.If he does not drill, his loss is the cost of the mineral and drilling rights, which amount to $10,000.For Dan's decision problem, the variable "drill the well" is one of the ___.

• A)payoffs
• B)decision alternatives
• C)states of nature
• D)revised probabilities
• E)prior probabilities

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Definitions:

Priority

The established order of importance or precedence among items or tasks.

Security Interest

A legal claim or lien on collateral that has been pledged, usually to obtain a loan, that provides a lender the right to repossession if the borrower defaults.

Collateral

An asset or property that a borrower offers to a lender as security for a loan.

Secured Party

An individual or entity that holds an interest in a secured transaction, typically a lender with a security interest in the collateral provided by a borrower.