Question: BestEducation is a new start-up that develops, and markets MBA courses offered over the Internet. The company is currently located in Chicago and employs 150

BestEducation is a new start-up that develops, and markets MBA courses offered over the Internet. The company is currently located in Chicago and employs 150 people. Due to strong growth, the company needs additional office space. The company has the option of leasing additional space at its current location in Chicago for the next two years, but after that it will need to move to a new building. Another option the company is considering is moving the entire operation to a small Midwest town immediately. A third option is for the company to lease a new building in Chicago immediately. If the company chooses the first option and leases new space at its current location, it can, at the end of two years, either lease a new building in Chicago or move to the small Midwest town.

The following are some additional facts about the alternatives and current situation:

  1. The company has a 75 percent chance of surviving the next two years.
  2. Leasing the new space for two years at the current location in Chicago would cost $750,000 per year.
  3. Moving the entire operation to a Midwest town would cost $1 million. Leasing space would run only $500,000 per year.
  4. Moving to a new building in Chicago would cost $200,000 and leasing the new building's space would cost $650,000 per year.
  5. The company can cancel the lease at any time.
  6. The company will build its own building in five years if it survives.
  7. Assume all other costs and revenues are the same no matter where the company is located.
  1. Construct a decision tree that considers all BestEducation alternatives
  2. Calculate the values of each alternative.
  3. What is the best alternative based on your calculations and decision tree modeling?

*This is the only information given to complete this decision tree. Use what is given to construct the decision tree*

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