PLE has developed a prototype for a net snow blower for the consumer market. This can exploit the company's expertise in small $-$ gasoline $-$ engine technology and also balance seasonal demand cycles in the North American and European markets to provide additional revenues during the winter months. Initially, PLE faces two possible decisions: introduce the product globally at a cost of $$850,000$ or evaluate it in a North American test market at a cost of $$500,000.$ If PLE introduces the product globally. PLE might find either a high or low response to the product. The probabilities of these