Sunny Groves is Citrus grower in a southern state that has several citrus orchards, Weather forcasters are predicting a significant drop in temperatures over the next 2 days. The forcast calls for a  25% chance of near-freezing temperatures and a 10 % chance of a deep freeze.  The management of Sunny Groves is concerned that bad weathr may damage their crops of fruit. If the weather is fine the company stands to make a profit of $1,000,000 revenue for their harvest.  There are 3 options that the  company can take. Do nothing  Try to save crops by placing heaters at a cost of $50,000 which would reduce potential losses to $2,000,000 in a near freeze and $350,000 in a deep freeze Save crops with enclosures and heaters at a cost of $150,000 which would reduce potential losses of $0 in a near-freeze and $150,000 in a deep freeze. Create a three by three table calculating the net revenue(revenue minus precaution cost) under all combinations of weather and precautions. Find the expected value of the net revenue under each precaution options.

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Sunny Groves is Citrus grower in a southern state that has several citrus orchards, Weather forcasters are predicting a significant drop in temperatures over the next 2 days. The forcast calls for a  25% chance of near-freezing temperatures and a 10 % chance of a deep freeze. 

The management of Sunny Groves is concerned that bad weathr may damage their crops of fruit. If the weather is fine the company stands to make a profit of $1,000,000 revenue for their harvest.  There are 3 options that the  company can take.

  1. Do nothing 
  2. Try to save crops by placing heaters at a cost of $50,000 which would reduce potential losses to $2,000,000 in a near freeze and $350,000 in a deep freeze
  3. Save crops with enclosures and heaters at a cost of $150,000 which would reduce potential losses of $0 in a near-freeze and $150,000 in a deep freeze.

Create a three by three table calculating the net revenue(revenue minus precaution cost) under all combinations of weather and precautions. Find the expected value of the net revenue under each precaution options.

 

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