MegaMart Stores needs to decide how many of commodity X it needs to purchase for sale in its stores. MegaMart has assumed that demand for X will be 50, 100, 150, or 200 copies next week and a decision needs to be made whether to order 50, 100, 150 or 200 items X for this period. Each item X costs MegaMart $15 and can be sold for $25 to its customers. MegaMart can also sell back any unsold items X for $5 to the manufacturers of X.     States of Nature   Number of items X Demanded by Customers Amount Ordered 50 100 150 200 50         100         150         200           Complete the payoff table  Using an optimistic approach (maximax), what quantity should Waldo Books make?  Using a pessimistic approach (maximin), what quantity should Waldo Books make?

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MegaMart Stores needs to decide how many of commodity X it needs to purchase for sale in its stores. MegaMart has assumed that demand for X will be 50, 100, 150, or 200 copies next week and a decision needs to be made whether to order 50, 100, 150 or 200 items X for this period. Each item X costs MegaMart $15 and can be sold for $25 to its customers. MegaMart can also sell back any unsold items X for $5 to the manufacturers of X.

 

 

States of Nature

 

Number of items X Demanded by Customers

Amount Ordered

50

100

150

200

50

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Complete the payoff table 
  2. Using an optimistic approach (maximax), what quantity should Waldo Books make? 
  3. Using a pessimistic approach (maximin), what quantity should Waldo Books make? 
  4. For a LaPlace decision maker, what quantity should Waldo Books make?  

 

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