A manufacturing plant has reached full capacity. The company must build a second plant—eithersmall or large—at a nearby location. The demand is likely to be high or low. The probability of low demand is 0.4. If demand is low, the large plant has a present value of $6 million and the small plant, $9 million. If demand is high, the large plant pays off with a present value of $20 million and the small plant with a present value of only $11 million. However, the small plant can be expanded later if demand proves to be high, for a present value of $13 million.

A manufacturing plant has reached full capacity. The company must build a second plant—eithersmall or large—at a nearby location. The demand is likely to be high or low. The probability of low demand is 0.4. If demand is low, the large plant has a present value of $6 million and the small plant, $9 million. If demand is high, the large plant pays off with a present value of $20 million and the small plant with a present value of only $11 million. However, the small plant can be expanded later if demand proves to be high, for a present value of $13 million.

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