Basic Business Statistics Student Value Edition Plus NEW MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (13th Edition)
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Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat
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Chapter 20, Problem 12PS
A vendor at a local baseball stadium must determine whether to sell ice cream or soft drinks at today’s game. The vendor believes that the profit made will depend on the weather. The payoff table (in
Based on her past experience at this time of year, the vendor estimates the
a. Determine the optimal action based on the maximax criterion.
b. Determine the optimal action based on the maximax criterion.
c. Compute the expected monetary value (EMV) for selling soft drinks and selling ice cream.
d. Compute the expected opportunity loss (EOL) for selling soft drinks and selling ice cream.
e. Explain the meaning of the
f. Based on the results of (c) or (d), which would you choose to sell. soft drinks or ice cream? Why?
g. Compute the coefficient of variation for selling soft drinks and selling ice cream.
h. Compute the return-to-risk ratio (RTRR) for selling soft drinks and selling ice cream.
i. Based on (g) and (h). what would you choose to sell, soft drinks or ice cream? Why?
j. Compare the results of (f) and (i) and explain any differences.
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Basic Business Statistics Student Value Edition Plus NEW MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (13th Edition)
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