Jim Smith Is Weighing All the Pros and Cons of His

Multiple Choice

Jim Smith is weighing all the pros and cons of his three job offers at the end of his MBA program. His expected salary and benefits are related to the economic conditions that may be experienced in the next 3 years, the planning horizon for his first post-MBA job. Jim hypothesizes that the economy may be in one of two states-high unemployment or low unemployment. The details of the dollar benefits during the next 3 years, under various conditions, are given below in the table.

What is the range of probability of high unemployment that will make the Marketing Manager Trainee position EMV maximizing alternative?

A) $(0,0.4)$
B) $(0.4,0.5)$
C) $(0.4,1.0)$
D) $(0.5,1.0)$