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question 11

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If it is managed efficiently,Luther Industries will have assets with market value of $100 million,$300,million,or $500 million next year,with each outcome being equally likely.Managers may,however,engage in wasteful empire building which will reduce the firm's market value by $20 million in all cases.Managers may also increase the risk of the firm,changing the probability of each outcome to 50%,20%,and 30% respectively.
-If it is managed efficiently,then the expected market value of Luther's assets is closest to:

• A)$300 million.
• B)$260.
• C)$240.
• D)$280 million.

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Item-total Correlation

The correlation between scores on individual items and the total score on all items of a test or questionnaire.

Convergent Validity

A measure of the degree to which two different assessments of the same concept are correlated, indicating the validity of the constructs.

Face Validity

The extent to which a test appears to measure what it's supposed to measure, making it seem valid at face value.

Concurrent Validity

Concurrent validity is the extent to which test scores or measurements are correlated with other measures or outcomes that are theoretically related and taken at the same time.