You Are Trying to Decide in Which of the Three

question 42

Multiple Choice

You are trying to decide in which of the three companies you should invest. Refer to the following Payoff Table. If the probability of the market declining in the next year is 0.4, which of the following statements are correct?
i. The Expected Opportunity Loss for Company A is $20.
ii. The Expected Opportunity Loss for Company B is $120.
iii. The Expected Opportunity Loss for Company C is $440.

• A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all correct statements.
• B) (i) is a correct statement but not (ii) or (iii).
• C) (ii) is a correct statement but not (i) or (iii).
• D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
• E) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.

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