Chris has to decide between 2 SME's whowant to assist in his project.Vendor 1 has a 30% chance of failure andthis will have an adverse impact of $1000 tohis project. But if Vendor 1 succeeds, thereis a 70% chance of a $6000 gain.If he chooses Vendor 2, there is a 40%chance that they may fail resulting in a lossof $1200. If Vendor 2 does succeed, Chrisestimates that there is a 67% of a profit of$7500.Explain each step you would take, using adecision tree and Expected Monetary Value,to find out the vendor with the least riskloss.

When you consider an alternative there are various probabilities of gaining or losing, the mean…

Chris has to decide between 2 SME's who want to assist in his project. Vendor 1 has a 30% chance of failure and this will have an adverse impact of $1000 to his project. But if Vendor 1 succeeds, there is a 70% chance of a $6000 gain.

Chris has to decide between 2 SME's who want to assist in his project. Vendor 1 has a 30% chance of failure and this will have an adverse impact of $1000 to his project. But if Vendor 1 succeeds, there is a 70% chance of a $6000 gain.

Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter15: Decision Analysis

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