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12. The following data pertains to a decision: Three possible decision alternati

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Question

12.

The following data pertains to a decision: Three possible decision alternatives are there: Buy, Rent, or Lease. State of nature can high profits (H) or Low (L). The possble payoff are: Buy:- H= $80, L=$0; Rent:- H=$70, L= $30; Lease:- H= $30, L=$50.

The minimax regret strategy would be:

A)

buy

B)

lease

C)

rent

D)

high

E)

low

12.

The following data pertains to a decision: Three possible decision alternatives are there: Buy, Rent, or Lease. State of nature can high profits (H) or Low (L). The possble payoff are: Buy:- H= $80, L=$0; Rent:- H=$70, L= $30; Lease:- H= $30, L=$50.

The minimax regret strategy would be:

A)

buy

B)

lease

C)

rent

D)

high

E)

low

Explanation / Answer

So, Rent is the strategy

Option C

H L Buy 80 0 Rent 70 30 Lease 30 50 Step 1 (Max for H-respective) (Max for L-respective) Regret H L Buy 0 50 Rent 10 20 Lease 50 0 Step 2 (Max for H-respective) (Max for L-respective) Regret H L Max Buy 0 50 50 Rent 10 20 20 Lease 50 0 50 Step 3 (Max for H-respective) (Max for L-respective) Regret H L Max Min of the max Buy 0 50 50 Rent 10 20 20 20 Lease 50 0 50