Dwayne​ Whitten, president of Whitten​ Industries, is considering whether to build a manufacturing plant in north Texas. His decision is summarized in the following​ table:                                                                               Alternatives Favorable Market Unfavorable Market Build large plant $400​,000 −$300​,000 Build small plant $120​,000 −$15​,000 Don't Build $0 $0 Market Probability 0.40 0.60

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Dwayne​ Whitten, president of Whitten​ Industries, is
considering whether to build a manufacturing plant in north Texas. His decision is summarized in the following​ table:
                                                                             
Alternatives
Favorable Market
Unfavorable Market
Build large plant
$400​,000
−$300​,000
Build small plant
$120​,000
−$15​,000
Don't Build
$0
$0
Market Probability
0.40
0.60
​a) The correct decision tree for Dwayne is shown in
Figure ____
 
​(all
payoffs are in
thousands​).
​b) To maximize the​ return, Dwayne's decision should be to ______
 
.
​c) For​ Dwayne, the expected value of perfect information​ (EVPI) =
​$___________
​(enter your answer as a whole​ num
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