The daily price of a farm commodity is up, down, or unchanged from the day before. Analysts predict that if the last price was down, there is a .5 probability the next will be down, and a .4 probability the price will be unchanged. If the last price was unchanged, there is a .35 probability it will be down and a .35 probability it will be up. For prices whose last movement was up, the probabilities of down, unchanged, and up are .1, .3, and .6.
a.Construct the matrix of transition probabilities.
b.Calculate the steady state probabilities.
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