(b)Assuming the manuscript review process is free, using the expected value approach, determine the optimal decision strategy.Always reject.Always accept. Do not review, and accept.Review, and then accept if favorable or reject if unfavorable.Review, and then always accept.(c)If the manuscript review costs $5,000, what is your recommendation?Always reject.Always accept. Do not review, and accept.Review, and then accept if favorable or reject if unfavorable.Review, and then always accept.(d)What is the expected value of perfect information (in $)?EVPI = $ What does this EVPI suggest for the company?This EVPI suggest a better procedure for assessing the market potential for the textbook may be Decision TreeDescriptionSuccess 850АcсеptFailure-150FavorableReject0ReviewSuccess850AcсеptFailure-150UnfavorableRejectSuccess- 850AcceptFailureDo Not ReviewReject Embassy Publishing Company received a six-chapter manuscript for a new college textbook. The editor of the college division is familiar with the manuscript and estimated a 0.7207 probability that the textbook will be successful. If successful, a profit of$850,000 will be realized. If the company decides to publish the textbook and it is unsuccessful, a loss of $150,000 will occur.Before making the decision to accept or reject the manuscript, the editor is considering sending the manuscript out for review. A review process provides either a favorable (F) or an unfavorable (U) evaluation of the manuscript. Past experience with thereview process suggests probabilities P(F) = 0.7 and P(U) = 0.3 apply. Let s, = the textbook is successful, and s2 = the textbook is unsuccessful. The editor's initial probabilities of s, and s, will be revised based on whether the review is favorable orunfavorable. The revised probabilities are as follovws:P(s, IF) = 0.85P(s,IF) = 0.15P(s, IU) = 0.419P(s,lU) = 0.581(a) Construct a decision tree assuming that the company will first make the decision of whether to send the manuscript out for review and then the decision to accept or reject the manuscript. (For each blank, enter the probability associated with theevent.)

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(b) Assuming the manuscript review process is free, using the expected value approach, determine the optimal decision strategy. Always reject.Always accept. Do not review, and accept.Review, and then accept if favorable or reject if unfavorable.Review, and then always accept. (c) If the manuscript review costs $5,000, what is your recommendation? Always reject.Always accept. Do not review, and accept.Review, and then accept if favorable or reject if unfavorable.Review, and then always accept. (d) What is the expected value of perfect information (in $)? EVPI = $ What does this EVPI suggest for the company? This EVPI suggest a better procedure for assessing the market potential for the textbook may be

(b) Assuming the manuscript review process is free, using the expected value approach, determine the optimal decision strategy. Always reject.Always accept. Do not review, and accept.Review, and then accept if favorable or reject if unfavorable.Review, and then always accept. (c) If the manuscript review costs $5,000, what is your recommendation? Always reject.Always accept. Do not review, and accept.Review, and then accept if favorable or reject if unfavorable.Review, and then always accept. (d) What is the expected value of perfect information (in $)? EVPI = $ What does this EVPI suggest for the company? This EVPI suggest a better procedure for assessing the market potential for the textbook may be

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