Which of these opportunities should John recommend the board ‘consider’?

John is a mid-level manager and has created a risk / reward matrix about four potential opportunities at his company White Ducky Limited. He will present his research to a board meeting next week. He has categorised the four opportunities as the following.

Which of these opportunities should John recommend the board ‘consider’? Select TWO.
A . low risk / high reward
B. high risk/ high reward
C. low risk/ low reward
D. high risk/ low reward

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Answer: B,C

Explanation:

High risk/ high reward, and low risk/ low reward are the options that should be CONSIDERED. This is according to the risk/ reward matrix on p. 6. Items that are low risk/ high reward should be PROGRESSED and items which are high risk / low reward should be AVOIDED.