Wired & Plugged specializes in manufacturing modern electronic components. It also builds equipment that produces the components.  The marketing and production directors advised the president about a proposed manufacturing facility in the form of a payoff table as shown.   1. Suppose the president specified α = 0.8, what decision should be made under the Hurwicz criterion?

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Wired & Plugged specializes in manufacturing modern electronic components. It also builds equipment that produces the components.  The marketing and production directors advised the president about a proposed manufacturing facility in the form of a payoff table as shown.

 

1. Suppose the president specified α = 0.8, what decision should be made under the Hurwicz criterion?

Profits($)
Decision
Strong
Marked
Fair Market
Poor Market
Large-sized
450,000
120,000
-310,000
facility
Medium-sized
2500,000
250,000
-150,000
facility
Small- sized
200,000
100,000
-20,000
facility
No facility
Transcribed Image Text:Profits($) Decision Strong Marked Fair Market Poor Market Large-sized 450,000 120,000 -310,000 facility Medium-sized 2500,000 250,000 -150,000 facility Small- sized 200,000 100,000 -20,000 facility No facility
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