Question: Risk-neutral Icarus Airlines must commit now to leasing 1, 2, or 3 new airplanes. It knows with certainty that on the basis of business travel
Risk-neutral Icarus Airlines must commit now to leasing 1, 2, or 3 new airplanes. It knows with certainty that on the basis of business travel alone, it will need at least 1 airplane. The marketing division says that there is a 50% chance that tourism will be big enough for a second plane only. Otherwise, tourism will be big enough for a third plane. This, plus revenue information, yields the following table:
PlanesLeasedTourism RevenueExpectedProfit
LightHeavy
2$90 million$30 million$60 million
3$10 million$140 million$75 million
Refer to Scenario 5.8. The value to Icarus Airlines of complete information is
Group of answer choices
$120 million.
$125 million.
$90 million.
$40 million.
$115 million.
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