Consider a Lottery with Four Possible Outcomes, A, B, C $P ( A ) = 0.40$

question 13

Multiple Choice

Consider a lottery with four possible outcomes, A, B, C, and D. The associated payoffs are: $10, $30, $70, and $150, respectively. The probabilities are $P ( A ) = 0.40$ , $P ( B ) = 0.20$ , $P ( C ) = 0.30$ , and $P ( D ) = 0.10$ . The expected value of this lottery is

• A) $23
• B) $46
• C) $65
• D) $260

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