The director of career advising at Orange Community College wants to use decision analysis to provide information to help students decide which 2-year degree program they should pursue.

The director has set up the following payoff table for six of the most popular and successful degree programs at OCC that shows the estimated 5-year gross income ($) from each degree for four future economic conditions:

Economic Conditions Degree Program Recession Average Good Robust Graphic design 145,000 175,000 220,000 260,000 Nursing 150,000 180,000 205,000 215,000 Real estate 115,000 165,000 220,000 320,000 Medical technology 130,000 180,000 210,000 280,000 Culinary technology 115,000 145,000 235,000 305,000 Computer information technology 125,000 150,000 190,000 250,000 Determine the best degree program in terms of projected income, using the following decision criteria:

a. Maximax

b. Maximin

c. Equal likelihood

d. Hurwicz 1a = .502 LO.1