Question: A. ArmaCo must determine whether or not to drill for oil at the Northern part of Jubail. It costs $100,000 to drill, and if oil

A. ArmaCo must determine whether or not to drill

A. ArmaCo must determine whether or not to drill for oil at the Northern part of Jubail. It costs $100,000 to drill, and if oil is found, the value is estimated to be $600,000. At present, ArmaCo believes there is a 45% chance that the field contains oil with the profit payoffs give in the table below. State of Nature Alternatives Oil Dry Drill 500 -100 No Drill 0 0 a. [0.5 Mark] Show the decision tree for the situation. b. Which alternative should the Armaco choose using: i. [1 Mark] the optimistic approach ii. [1 Mark] the conservative approach iii. [1 Mark] the minimax regret approach. c. [1 Mark] Determine which alternative should be chosen based on expected value. d. [1 Mark) Determine the expected value with perfect information. e. [1 Mark] Determine the expected value of the perfect information. B. Before drilling, ArmaCo can hire (for $10,000) a geologist to obtain more information about the likelihood that the field will contain oil. There is a 50% chance that the geologist will issue a favorable report and a 50% chance of an unfavorable report. Given a favorable report, there is an 80% chance that the field contains oil. Given an unfavorable report, there is a 10% chance that the field contains oil. f. (1 Mark] Show the decision tree for the situation. g. [1 Mark] Determine ArmaCo's optimal course of action. h. [0.5 Mark] How much is the expected profit? i. [1 Mark] Determine the Expected Value of Sample Information

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