Question

The amount of loss (lower profit or higher cost) from not making the best decision for each state of nature is known as:______.a. best payoff.

b. opportunity loss.
c. risk profile.
d. utility.

Answer 1

b. opportunity loss.

Step-by-step explanation:

The opportunity loss means the loss that arises by taking the difference between the profit i.e. optimal and the actual payoff received for a specific decision. It could occurred at the time when the best alternative is not picked up.

Therefore according to the given options, the option b is correct as it meets the criteria given in the question

Hence, all the other options are incorrect