Solve the problem.A person has hired an investment broker to buy stock. The broker has three different stock funds that are of interest, but each is sensitive to a certain economic indicator that is impossible to predict. The indicator will be positive, neutral, or negative. The table below shows the payoffs in thousands of dollars. Find the strategy that the broker should recommend to maximize the expected value of the investment. 
A. Invest in Stock A with probability 1, invest in Stock B with probability 0, and invest in Stock C with probability 0.
B. Invest in Stock A with probability 0, invest in Stock B with probability 1, and invest in Stock C with probability 0.
C. Invest in Stock A with probability 5/13, invest in Stock B with probability 8/13, and invest in Stock C with probability 0.
D. Invest in Stock A with probability 4/13, invest in Stock B with probability 9/13, and invest in Stock C with probability 0.
Answer: C
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protein, 125 g fat, and 174 g carbohydrate. According to the health conscious hostess, the marinated mushroom caps have 3 g protein, 5 g fat, and 9 g carbohydrate; the spicy meatballs have 14 g protein, 7 g fat, and 15 g carbohydrate; and the deviled eggs have 13 g protein, 15 g fat, and 6 g carbohydrate. How many of each snack can he eat to obtain his goal?
A. 10 mushrooms, 6 meatballs, 4 eggs B. 9 mushrooms, 5 meatballs, 3 eggs C. 5 mushrooms, 3 meatballs, 9 eggs D. 3 mushrooms, 9 meatballs, 5 eggs
Graph the function by starting with the graph of the basic function and then using the techniques of shifting, compressing, stretching, and/or reflecting.f(x) = 
x2
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Find the general term, an, of the given arithmetic sequence.1, 4, 7, 10, 13, . . .
A. an = 2n - 3 B. an = n + 3 C. an = 3n - 2 D. an = 1(3)n-1
Assume a triangle ABC has standard labeling. Determine whether SAA, ASA, SSA, SAS, or SSS is given. Then decide whether the law of sines or the law of cosines should be used to begin solving the triangle.a, b, and B
A. SSA; law of cosines B. SSA; law of sines C. ASA; law of cosines D. ASA; law of sines