Tonya Manager is interested in expanding her firm and has determined three areas in which she might invest additional funds: (1) product research and development, (2) man- ufacturing operations improvements, and (3) advertising and sales promotion. Tonya has $500,000 available for investment in the firm. She can invest in its advertising and sales promotion program every year, and each dollar invested in this manner is expected to yield a return of the amount invested plus 20% yearly. She can invest in manufacturing operations improvements every 2 years, with an expected return of the investment plus 30% (at the end of each 2-year period). An investment in product research and develop- ment would be for a 3-year period, with an expected return of the investment plus 50% (at the end of the 3-vear period)

Tonya Manager is interested in expanding her firm and has determined three areas in which she might invest additional funds: (1) product research and development, (2) man- ufacturing operations improvements, and (3) advertising and sales promotion. Tonya has $500,000 available for investment in the firm. She can invest in its advertising and sales promotion program every year, and each dollar invested in this manner is expected to yield a return of the amount invested plus 20% yearly. She can invest in manufacturing operations improvements every 2 years, with an expected return of the investment plus 30% (at the end of each 2-year period). An investment in product research and develop- ment would be for a 3-year period, with an expected return of the investment plus 50% (at the end of the 3-vear period)

Practical Management Science

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ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

Section: Chapter Questions

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