Problem 4-17 Hemmingway, Inc., is considering a $5 million research and development (R&D) project. Profit projections appear promising, but Hemmingway's president is concerned because the probability that the R&D project will be successful is only 0.50. Furthermore, the president knows that even if the project is successful, it will require that the company build a new production facility at a cost of $20 million in order to manufacture the product. If the facility is built, uncertainty remains about the demand and thus uncertainty about the profit that will be realized. Another option is that if the R&D project is successful, the company could sell the rights to the product for an estimated $25 million. Under this option, the company would not build the $20 million production facility. FIGURE 4.16 DECISION TREE FOR HEMMINGWAY, INC. Profit ($ millions) High Demand 34 0.5 Building Facility ($20 million) Medium Demand 20 0.3 Low Demand 10 Successful 0.2 Start R&D Project ($5 million) Sell Rights 20 1 Not Successful -5 0.5 Do Not Start the R&D Projecta. Analyze the decision tree to determine whether the company should undertake the R&D project. If it does, and if the R&D project is successful, what should the company do? What is the expected value of your strategy? Expected value = $ M b. What must the selling price be for the company to consider selling the rights to the product? Payoff for sell rights would have to be $ M or more. In order to recover the $5M R&D cost, the selling price would have to be $ M or more. c. Develop a risk profile for the optimal strategy. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. Associated Possible Profit Probability $34M $20M $10M $5M Total Probability