A Firm Is Making Production Plans for Next Quarter,but the Manager

question 7

Multiple Choice

A firm is making production plans for next quarter,but the manager does not know what the price of the product will be next month.She believes there is a 30 percent chance price will be $500 and a 70 percent chance price will be $750.The four possible profit outcomes are: Which option has the higher expected profit?

• A)Option A
• B)Option B
• C)Both Options have the same expected profit
• D)cannot calculate expected profit with the given information

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