PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLETE ANSWER WITH DETAILED ANALYSIS
Dollar Department Stores has received an offer from Harris Diamonds to
purchase Dollar’s store on Grove Street for $120,000. Dollar has
determined probability estimates of the store's future profitability,
based on economic outcomes, as: P($80,000) = .2, P($100,000)Â = .3,
P($120,000) = .1, and P($140,000) = .4.
a. Should Dollar sell the store on Grove Street?
Yes, Dollar should sell store.
What is the EVPI?
EVPI = $8,000
c. Dollar can have an economic forecast performed, costing $10,000, that
produces indicators I1 and I2, for which P(I1 SYMBOL 189 \f "Symbol"
80,000) = .1; P(I1 SYMBOL 189 \f "Symbol" 100,000) = .2; P(I1 SYMBOL
189 \f "Symbol" 120,000) = .6; P(I1 SYMBOL 189 \f "Symbol" 140,000) =
.3. Should Dollar purchase the forecast?
No; survey cost exceeds EVPI.
