A manufacturer of designer jeans must decide whether to build a large factory or a small factory

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A manufacturer of designer jeans must decide whether to build a large factory or a small factory in a particular location. The profit per pair of jeans manufactured is estimated as $10. A small factory will incur an annual cost of $200,000, with a production capacity of 50,000 pairs of jeans per year. A large factory will incur an annual cost of $400,000, with a production capacity of 100,000 pairs of jeans per year. Four levels of manufacturing demand are considered likely: 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 pairs of jeans per year.

a. Determine the payoffs for the possible levels of production for a small factory.

b. Determine the payoffs for the possible levels of production for a large factory.

c. Based on the results of (a) and (b), construct a payoff table, indicating the events and alternative courses of action.

d. Construct a decision tree.

e. Construct an opportunity loss table.

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Statistics For Managers Using Microsoft Excel

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