Instruction 17-2
a Student Wanted to Find Out the Optimal

question 49

Short Answer

Instruction 17-2
A student wanted to find out the optimal strategy to study for a Business Statistics exam. He constructed the following payoff table based on the mean amount of time he needed to put in every week studying for the course and the degree of difficulty of the exam. From the information that he gathered from students who had taken the course, he concluded that there was a 40% probability that the exam would be easy.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & 16 \text { hours } & 8 \text { hours } & 4 \text { hours } \\\hline \text { Easy Exam } & 40 & 60 & 80 \\\hline \text { Difficult Exam } & 100 & 50 & 0 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 17-2,what is the expected profit under certainty?

---

Definitions:

Locus of Control

A psychological concept referring to the extent to which individuals believe that they have control over the events in their lives.

Political Tradeoffs

Decisions within political systems that involve sacrificing one policy goal in order to achieve another, often due to limited resources or differing priorities.

Individualistic Cultures

Societies that stress the importance of personal achievements and individual rights.

Pathogens

Microorganisms that cause disease in their host, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites.