Dan Hein Owns the Mineral and Drilling Rights to a 1,000

question 54

Multiple Choice

Dan Hein owns the mineral and drilling rights to a 1,000 hectare tract of land.If he drills a well and does not strike oil his net loss will be $50,000,but if he drills a well and strikes oil his net gain will be $100,000.If he does not drill,his loss is the cost of the mineral and drilling rights,which amount to $1000.For Dan's decision problem,the variable "net loss of $50,000" is one of the ___.

• A)payoffs
• B)decision alternatives
• C)states of nature
• D)revised probabilities
• E)prior probabilities

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Definitions:

Units of Output

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Average Fixed Cost Curves

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Marginal Cost Curve

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U-Shaped

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