Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)
Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305627734
Author: Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 5P

Hudson Corporation is considering three options for managing its data warehouse: continuing with its own staff, hiring an outside vendor to do the managing, or using a combination of its own staff and an outside vendor. The cost of the operation depends on future demand. The annual cost of each option (in thousands of dollars) depends on demand as follows:

Chapter 15, Problem 5P, Hudson Corporation is considering three options for managing its data warehouse: continuing with its

  1. a. If the demand probabilities are 0.2, 0.5, and 0.3, which decision alternative will minimize the expected cost of the data warehouse? What is the expected annual cost associated with that recommendation?
  2. b. Construct a risk profile for the optimal decision in part (a). What is the probability of the cost exceeding $700,000?
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