a) Expected value for the Add Assembly Line Option=

Expected value for the Build New Plant option=

The alternative that provides Weiss the greatest expected monetary value(EMV) is

The value of the return under this decision is

b) The expected value of perfect information (EVPI) for Weiss=

Howard Weiss, Inc., is considering building a sensitive new radiation scanning device. His managers believe that there is a probability of 0.45 that the ATR Co. will come out with a competitive product. If Weiss adds an assembly line for the product and ATR Co. does not follow with a competitive product, Weiss's expected profit is $50,000; if Weiss adds an assembly line and ATR follows suit, Weiss still expects $10,000 profit. If Weiss adds a new plant addition and ATR does not produce a competitive product, Weiss expects a profit of $600,000; if ATR does compete for this market, Weiss expects a loss of $80,000