The Gorman Manufacturing Company must decide whether to manufacture a component part at its Milan, Michigan, plant or purchase the component part from a supplier. The resulting profit is dependent upon the demand for the product. The following payoff table shows the projected profit (in thousands of dollars): State of Nature Low DemandMedium DemandHigh DemandDecision Alternatives1s2s3Manufacture, d1-2040100Purchase, d2104570 The state-of-nature probabilities are P(s1) = 0.35, P(s2) = 0.35, and P(s3) = 0.30.What is Gorman's optimal decision strategy?Decision strategy:If F then .If U then .What is the expected value of the market research information?Expected value: $ What is the efficiency of the information? If required, round your answer to one decimal place.Efficiency:

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The Gorman Manufacturing Company must decide whether to manufacture a component part at its Milan, Michigan, plant or purchase the component part from a supplier. The resulting profit is dependent upon the demand for the product. The following payoff table shows the projected profit (in thousands of dollars):

The Gorman Manufacturing Company must decide whether to manufacture a component part at its Milan, Michigan, plant or purchase the component part from a supplier. The resulting profit is dependent upon the demand for the product. The following payoff table shows the projected profit (in thousands of dollars):

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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	State of Nature
	Low Demand	Medium Demand	High Demand
Decision Alternative	s₁	s₂	s₃
Manufacture, d₁	-20	40	100
Purchase, d₂	10	45	70

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