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8.3 Expected Value

8.3 Expected Value
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  • Math Help

    Cell phone A's cost of development is $2,500,000. If the net sales are $5,000,000, then the company's profit will be

    If the net sales are $3,000,000, then the company's profit will be

    If the net sales are $1,500,000, then the company's profit will be

    Cell phone B's cost of development is $1,500,000. If the net sales are $4,000,000, then the company's profit will be

    If the net sales are $2,000,000, then the company's profit will be

    If the net sales are $500,000, then the company's profit will be

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  • Checkpoint Solution

    For cell phone C, the company's profit is found by subtracting $2 million from the net sales. For cell phone D, the company's profit is found by subtracting $1.5 million from the net sales. A decision tree is shown below.

    I would develop cell phone C because it has a much higher expected value, $1.5 million, compared to $0.65 million. It also has the greatest profit, $3 million, in the best case scenario and the least loss, $0.5 million, in the worst case scenario.

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