Question: Neeed Answer ASAP. In paper please. Thank you Problem 3 (10 Marks) - DECISION THEORY Niue Vanilla has had two successive years in which the

Neeed Answer ASAP. In paper please. Thank you
Problem 3 (10 Marks) - DECISION THEORY Niue Vanilla has had two successive years in which the Vanilla bean harvest has stretched the firm's capacity within their drying sheds. Pita, the manger for the drying operation must now make a decision on capacity for next year. Estimated profits under each of the three possible states of nature are as shown in the table below, along with 3 possible alternatives he is considering: Do Nothing, Expand the Drying Shed operation, or Subcontract to a local farmer group who can do some of the drying. Which alternative should be selected if the decision criterion is: a. Maximax? (Marks: 2.5) b. Maximin? (Marks: 2.5) c. Laplace Criterion? (Marks: 2.5) d. Minimax Regret? (Marks: 2.5) University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. www.canterbury.ac.nz Problem 4 (10 Marks) - DECISION THEORY Continuing with Problem 3, suppose after a certain amount of discussion, Pita is able to subjectively assess the probabilities of low, medium and high demand: P( low )=0.2,P( Medium )=0.35 and P( high )=0.45 a. Determine the expected profit of each alternative. Which alternative is best? Why? (Marks: 3) b. Analyse the problem using a decision tree. Show the expected profit of each alternative on the tree. (Marks: 4) c. Compute the expected value of perfect information. How could Pita use this knowledge? (Marks: 3)Step by Step Solution
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