Expected Value Answers

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23

Which of the following did your solution include?

A
P = $240,000 – $196,000 = $44,000.
B
The expected value is a weighted average of each possible value weighted by its probability.
C
EV = ($44,000)(0.75) + ($–196,000)(0.25) = $–16,000.
D
The expect average profit is $–16,000.
E
The company should not make the product.
25

This game is .

A
favorable
B
fair
C
unfavorable
27

Which of the following did your solution include?

A
P = $240,000 – $196,000 = $44,000.
B
The expected value is a weighted average of each possible value weighted by its probability.
C
EV = ($44,000)(0.75) + ($–196,000)(0.25) = $–16,000.
D
The expect average profit is $–16,000.
E
The company should not make the product.
28

Based on the expected value, you should make .

A
investment A
B
investment B
C
neither investment A nor investment B

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