Exhibit 14.5 The Following Questions Are Based on the Information Below

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Exhibit 14.5
The following questions are based on the information below.
An investor is considering 4 investments, A, B, C, D. The payoff from each investment is a function of the economic climate over the next 2 years. The economy can expand or decline. The following decision tree has been developed for the problem. The investor has estimated the probability of a declining economy at 40% and an expanding economy at 60%.
-Business decision models can be categorized as

• A) decision-making under uncertainty
• B) decision-making under risk
• C) decision making under certainty
• D) (a) and (b) only

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