Appleway Industries produces apple juice and sells it in a competitive market. The firm’s manager must determine how much juice to produce before he knows what the market (competitive) price will be. Economists estimate that there is a 30 percent chance the market price will be $2 per gallon and a 70 percent chance it will be $1 when the juice hits the market. If the firm’s cost function is C = 200 + 0.0005Q2, how much juice should be produced to maximize expected profits? What are the expected profits of Appleway Industries?

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