Operations Management
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Author: HEIZER, Jay, RENDER, Barry, Munson, Chuck
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter A, Problem 9P
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To determine: The expected value and choice that offers greatest gain.
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Expected monetary value (EMV) is expected value or payout that has different possible state of nature, each with their associated possibilities.
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To determine: Whether FZ will be willing to pay for level of demand in future.
Introduction: The maximum value willing to pay in order to gain for information. In EVPI we determine the amount which is willing to pay for the perfect information is said to be EVPI.
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Consider a manufacturer of perfume who is about to expand production capacity to make a new product. Three alternative production processes are available. The following table shows the estimated profits (in $) for these processes for each of the three possible demand levels for the product.
Alternatives
States of Nature
Low demand
Moderate demand
High demand
A
100,000
350,000
900,000
B
150,000
400,000
700,000
C
250,000
400,000
600,000
Based on the above information, what would be the amount of regret, if alternative production process B is selected by the manufacturer and suppose that the level of demand turns out to be low?
A firm produces three products. Product A sells for $60; its variable costs are $20. Product B sells for $200; its variable costs are $120. Product C sells for $25; its variable costs are $10. The forecasted sales (demand) for firms products are; 1000 units of A, 2000 units of B, and 10,000 units of C. The firm has fixed costs of $320,000 per year. Consider yourself as newly employed Operations Manager, determine the break-even point of the firm.
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