Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Operations Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Operations Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134855424
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 23P

Referring to Problem 7, the operations manager at Macon Controls believes that pessimistic demand has a probability of 20 percent, expected demand has a probability of 50 percent, and optimistic demand has a probability of 30 percent. Currently, new machines must be purchased at a cost of $500,000 a piece, the price charged for each control unit is $110, and the variable cost of production is $50 per unit. (Hint: since the price and variable cost for each control unit are the same, the profit maximizing product mix will be the same as the mix that maximizes the total number of units produced.)

  1. Draw a decision tree for this problem.
  2. How many machines should the company purchase, and what is the expected payoff?

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