Exhibit 20-1 Below You Are Given a Payoff Table Involving Two States

question 33

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 20-1
Below you are given a payoff table involving two states of nature and three decision alternatives. The probability of occurrence of S₁ = 0.2.
-Refer to Exhibit 20-1. The recommended decision alternative based on the expected value is

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

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