James Lawson's Bed and Breakfast, in a small historic Mississippi town, must decide how to subdivide (remodel) the large old home that will become ts inn. The an three alternatives: Option A would modernize all baths and combine rooms, leaving the inn with four suites, each suitable for two to four adults. Option B would modemize only the second floor, the results would be six suites, four for two to four adults, two for two adults only. Option C (the status quo option) leaves all walls intact. In this case, there are eight rooms available, but only two are suitable for four adults, and four rooms will not have private baths. Below are the details of profit and demand patterns that will accompany each option:
James Lawson's Bed and Breakfast, in a small historic Mississippi town, must decide how to subdivide (remodel) the large old home that will become ts inn. The an three alternatives: Option A would modernize all baths and combine rooms, leaving the inn with four suites, each suitable for two to four adults. Option B would modemize only the second floor, the results would be six suites, four for two to four adults, two for two adults only. Option C (the status quo option) leaves all walls intact. In this case, there are eight rooms available, but only two are suitable for four adults, and four rooms will not have private baths. Below are the details of profit and demand patterns that will accompany each option:
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James Lawson's Bed and Breakfast, in a small historic Mississippi town, must decide how to subdivide (remodel) the large old home that will become its inn. There are
three alternatives: Option A would modernize all baths and combine rooms, leaving the inn with four suites, each suitable for two to four adults. Option B would
modemize only the second floor, the results would be six suites, four for two to four adults, two for two adults only. Option C (the status quo option) leaves all walls
intact. In this case, there are eight rooms available, but only two are suitable for four adults, and four rooms will not have private baths. Below are the details of profit
and demand patterns that will accompany each option:
Alternatives
A (modemize all)
B (modernize 2nd)
C (status quo)
Annual Profit under Various
Demand Patterns
High
P
$94,000 0.50
$82,000 0.30
$64,000 0.35
This exercise contains only part b.
b) The option with the highest expected value for James Lawson's Bed and Breakfast is
whole number).
Average p
$24,000 0.50
$70,000 0.70
$50,000 0.65
with an expected value of S(round your response to the nearest
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