There Is an Option of Paying $100 to Have Research

question 18

Multiple Choice

There is an option of paying $100 to have research done to better predict which state of nature will occur.When the true state of nature is S1,the research will accurately predict S1 60% of the time.When the true state of nature is S2,the research will accurately predict S2 80% of the time.
-Given that the research is done,what is the joint probability that the state of nature is S1 and the research predicts S1?

• A)0 08
• B)0 16
• C)0 24
• D)0 32
• E)0 36

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Definitions:

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by a firm or country.

Marginal External Cost

The cost of producing one additional unit of a good or service that is borne by someone other than the producer or consumer, such as environmental pollution.

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost to society of producing one additional unit of a good, including both private costs and externalities.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a product offered for sale equals the quantity of that product in demand.