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A manager is quite concerned about the recent deterioration of a section of the roof on a building that houses her firm's computer operations. According to her assistant there are three options which merit consideration: I, II, and III. Moreover, there are three possible future conditions that must be included in the analysis: A, which has a probability of occurrence of .3; B, which has a probability of .5; and C, which has a probability of .2.
If condition A materializes, I will cost $12,000, II will cost $20,000, and III will cost $16,000. If condition B materializes, the costs will be $15,000 for I, $18,000 for II, and $14,000 for III. If condition C materializes, the costs will be $10,000 for I, $15,000 for II, and $19,000 for III.
(A) Draw a decision tree for this problem.
(B) Using expected monetary value, which alternative should be chosen?
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