Exhibit 20-4 Below You Are Given a Payoff Table Involving Two States

question 50

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 20-4
Below you are given a payoff table involving two states of nature and three decision alternatives. The probability of occurrence of S₁ = 0.3.
-Refer to Exhibit 20-4. The expected value of the best alternative is

• A)10.2
• B)13.2
• C)28.0
• D)51.0

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