Exhibit 21-3 Below You Are Given a Payoff Table Involving Two States

question 47

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 21-3
Below you are given a payoff table involving two states of nature and three decision alternatives. The probability of the occurrence of state of nature S₁ is 0.4.
-Refer to Exhibit 21-3. The recommended decision based on the expected monetary value criterion is

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C
• D)All alternatives are the same.

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