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

question 53

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 expected value of perfect information is

• A)6.2
• B)2.0
• C)13.6
• D)4.8

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