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Transcribed Image Text:If p is the probability of Event 1 and (1 − p) is the probability of Event 2, for what values of p would you choose A? B? C? Values
shown in the following table are payoffs.
Choice/Event Event 1
A
B
C
Choice A would be selected if
sps
0
3
9
Event 2
21
18
0
sps
Choice C would be selected if
Choice B would be selected if
≤ps
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