a

$.$

$$

The probability that the item will NOT continue to be produced is

$0$

$.$

$2$

$5$

$$b

$.$

$$

The probability that the item will NOT continue to be produced is

$-$

$7$

$5$

$\%$

$$c

$.$

$$

The expected value in monetary terms for bringing the manual assembly process in

$-$

house is $

$3$

$0$

$0$

k

$$d

$.$

$$

The expected value in monetary terms for bringing the manual assembly process in

$-$

house is $

$3$

$3$

$7$

$.$

$5$

k

$$e

$.$

$$

In terms of expected value, it is better to bring the manual assmbly process in

$-$

house

$$f

$.$

$$

If the part does NOT continue to do well, the expected value is still positive for both options

$($

in

$-$

house and outsourcing

$)$

$$g

$.$

$$

The company will need to hire more than three workers

$$h

$.$

$$

The expected value for the ousourcing option is $

$4$

$2$

$0$

k

$$i

$.$

$$

The difference in the bottom line between the two options is $

$1$

$7$

$5$

K

$$j

$.$

$$

Information on the number of workers for bringing the assembly in

$-$

house is irrelevant for making the decision