The owner of a small business is considering three options: buying a computer, leasing a computer, or getting along without a computer. Based on the information obtained from the firm's accountant, the following payoff table (in terms of net. profit) was developed: State of Nature State #1 State # 2 State # 3 Alternative (S1) (S2) (S3) A1 4 6. A2 7. A3 3. Based on the probability for each state of nature in previous question(the probability for $1 to happen equals the probability of S2; the probability for S2 to happen is three times of S3). What is the EVPI?

The owner of a small business is considering three options: buying a computer, leasing a computer, or getting along without a computer. Based on the information obtained from the firm's accountant, the following payoff table (in terms of net. profit) was developed: State of Nature State #1 State # 2 State # 3 Alternative (S1) (S2) (S3) A1 4 6. A2 7. A3 3. Based on the probability for each state of nature in previous question(the probability for $1 to happen equals the probability of S2; the probability for S2 to happen is three times of S3). What is the EVPI?

Practical Management Science

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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