Risk-neutral Icarus Airlines must commit now to leasing 1, 2, or 3 new airplanes. It knows with certainty that on the basis of business travel alone, it will need at least 1 airplane. The marketing division says that there is a 50% chance that tourism will be big enough for a second plane only. Otherwise, tourism will be big enough for a third plane. This, plus revenue information, yields the following table:   Planes Tourism Revenue Expected             Leased Light Heavy Profit       2 $90 million $60 million $75 million              3 $10 million $110 million $60 million   Without additional information, Icarus Airlines would   Select one:   A. lease 2 airplanes in order to guarantee it avoids the worst outcome, $10 million   B. lease 3 airplanes because $110 million is greater than $90 million   C. lease 2 airplanes because $75 million is greater than $60 million.   D. lease 3 airplanes because $60 million is greater than $10 million.

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Risk-neutral Icarus Airlines must commit now to leasing 1, 2, or 3 new airplanes. It knows with certainty that on the basis of business travel alone, it will need at least 1 airplane. The marketing division says that there is a 50% chance that tourism will be big enough for a second plane only. Otherwise, tourism will be big enough for a third plane. This, plus revenue information, yields the following table:

 

Planes Tourism Revenue Expected            

Leased Light Heavy Profit      

2 $90 million $60 million $75 million             

3 $10 million $110 million $60 million

 

Without additional information, Icarus Airlines would

 

Select one:

 

A.

lease 2 airplanes in order to guarantee it avoids the worst outcome, $10 million

 

B.

lease 3 airplanes because $110 million is greater than $90 million

 

C.

lease 2 airplanes because $75 million is greater than $60 million.

 

D.

lease 3 airplanes because $60 million is greater than $10 million.

 

 

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