Samoto Limited (SL) relies on an external supplier for production capacity. In order to gain access to a certain level of production capacity, SL will have to commit to an annual contract before the start of the operating period. The contract will stipulate the production capacity entitlement of SL. SL has a choice of three contracts: Contract Mega, Contract Upper, and Contract Soso. Regardless of the choice of contract, the company will be subject to three states of nature: high demand, medium demand and low demand. The net profits generated by each of the contracts under the three states of nature are as follows: Net profit (£000) Medium demand High demand Low demand Contract Mega Contract Upper Contract Soso 20,000 17,000 16,500 15,500 16,000 15,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 The probabilities of the states of nature are as follows: High demand Medium demand Low demand Probability 25% 45% 30%

Samoto Limited (SL) relies on an external supplier for production capacity. In order to gain access to a certain level of production capacity, SL will have to commit to an annual contract before the start of the operating period. The contract will stipulate the production capacity entitlement of SL. SL has a choice of three contracts: Contract Mega, Contract Upper, and Contract Soso. Regardless of the choice of contract, the company will be subject to three states of nature: high demand, medium demand and low demand. The net profits generated by each of the contracts under the three states of nature are as follows: Net profit (£000) Medium demand High demand Low demand Contract Mega Contract Upper Contract Soso 20,000 17,000 16,500 15,500 16,000 15,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 The probabilities of the states of nature are as follows: High demand Medium demand Low demand Probability 25% 45% 30%

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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