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Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
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Chapter A, Problem 16P

Build-Rite Construction has received favorable publicity from guest appearances on a public TV home improvement program. Public TV programming decisions seem to be unpredictable, so Build-Rite cannot estimate the probability of continued benefits from its relationship with the show. Demand for home improvements next year may he either low or high. But Build-Rite must decide now whether to hire more employees, do nothing, or develop subcontracts with other home improvement contractors. Build-Rite has developed the following payoff table:

Chapter A, Problem 16P, Build-Rite Construction has received favorable publicity from guest appearances on a public TV home

Which alternative is best, according to each of the following decision criteria?

  1. Maximin
  2. Maximax
  3. Laplace
  4. Minimax regret

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Build-Rite Construction has received favorable publicity from guest appearances on a public TV home improvement program. Public TV programming decisions seem to be​ unpredictable, so​ Build-Rite cannot estimate the probability of continued benefits from its relationship with the show. Demand for home improvements next year may be either low or high. But​ Build-Rite must decide now whether to hire more​ employees, do​ nothing, or develop subcontracts with other home improvement contractors.​ Build-Rite has developed the following payoff​ table:   The best decision according to laplace criterion is alternative to what? and the weighted payoff for this decision is what?
Build-Rite Construction has received favorable publicity from guest appearances on a public TV home improvement program. Public TV programming decisions seem to be unpredictable, so Build-Rite cannot estimate the probability of continued benefits from its relationship with the show. Demand for home improvements next year may be either low or high. But Build-Rite must decide now whether to hire more employees, do nothing, or develop subcontracts with other home improvement contractors. Build-Rite has developed the following payoff table:   Demand for Home Improvements Alternative Low Moderate High Hire ($250,000) $100,000 $625,000 Subcontract $100,000 $150,000 $415,000 Do nothing $50,000 $80,000 $300,000 Which alternative is best, according to each of thefollowing decision criteria?a. Maximinb. Maximaxc. Laplaced. Minimax regret
Build-Rite Construction has received favorable publicity from guest appearances on a public TV home improvement program. Public TV programming decisions seem to be unpredictable, so Build-Rite cannot estimate the probability of continued benefits from its relationship with the show. Demand for home improvements next year may be either low or high. But Build-Rite must decide now whether to hire more employees, do nothing, or develop subcontracts with other home improvement contractors. Build-Rite has developed the following payoff table: Demand for Home Improvements Alternative Low Moderate High ($140,000) $86,000 $100,000 $138,000 $296,000 $130,000 $587,000 $416,000 $421,000 Hire Subcontract Do nothing Which alternative is best, according to each of the following decision criteria? a. The best decision according to maximin criterion is alternative and the payoff for this decision is $ (Enter your response as an integer.)
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