Leah Johnson, director of Urgent Care of Brookline, wants to increase capacity to provide low-cost flu shots but must decide whether to do so by hiring another full-time nurse or by using part-time nurses. The table below shows the expected costs of the two options for three possible demand levels: States of Nature (demand) Alternatives Low Medium High Hire full−time $300 $480 $680 Hire part−time $0 $340 $1,200 Probabilities 0.20 0.55 0.25 Part 2 a) The alternative with the least expected cost is ▼ a. Hire full-time b. Hire part-time The expected cost of this alternative is $ ______ (enter your answer as a whole number

Leah Johnson, director of Urgent Care of Brookline, wants to increase capacity to provide low-cost flu shots but must decide whether to do so by hiring another full-time nurse or by using part-time nurses. The table below shows the expected costs of the two options for three possible demand levels: States of Nature (demand) Alternatives Low Medium High Hire full−time $300 $480 $680 Hire part−time $0 $340 $1,200 Probabilities 0.20 0.55 0.25 Part 2 a) The alternative with the least expected cost is ▼ a. Hire full-time b. Hire part-time The expected cost of this alternative is $ ______ (enter your answer as a whole number

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	States of Nature (demand)
Alternatives	Low	Medium	High
Hire full−time	$300	$480	$680
Hire part−time	$0	$340	$1,200
Probabilities	0.20	0.55	0.25

Part 2

a) The alternative with the least expected cost is

▼

a. Hire full-time

b. Hire part-time

The expected cost of this alternative is

$ ______

(enter your answer as a whole number).

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