#1. A firm has three investment alternatives. Pay offs are in thousands of dollars.U(100)=10 and U(0)=0                                                       Economic ConditionsDecision Alternatives                 Up, s1          Stable, s2        Down, S3Investment A, d1                        100                   25                     0Investment B, d2                          75                   50                   25Investment C, d3                          50                   50                   50Probabilities                               0.40                0.30                0.30                                               Indifference Probability (p)Profit                     Decision Maker A                  Decision Maker B$75,000                       0.80                                          0.60$50,000                       0.60                                          0.30$25,000                       0.30                                          0.15j. What is the expected utility of d1 for decision maker A?k. What is the expected utility of d2 for decision maker A?l. What is the expected utility of d3 for decision maker A?

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#1. A firm has three investment alternatives. Pay offs are in thousands of dollars.
U(100)=10 and U(0)=0
                                                       Economic Conditions
Decision Alternatives                 Up, s1          Stable, s2        Down, S3
Investment A, d1                        100                   25                     0
Investment B, d2                          75                   50                   25
Investment C, d3                          50                   50                   50
Probabilities                               0.40                0.30                0.30
                                               Indifference Probability (p)
Profit                     Decision Maker A                  Decision Maker B
$75,000                       0.80                                          0.60
$50,000                       0.60                                          0.30
$25,000                       0.30                                          0.15
j. What is the expected utility of d1 for decision maker A?
k. What is the expected utility of d2 for decision maker A?
l. What is the expected utility of d3 for decision maker A?

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