Questions from Management Science


Q: The financial success of the Downhill Ski Resort in the Blue Ridge

The financial success of the Downhill Ski Resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains is dependent on the amount of snowfall during the winter months. If the snowfall averages more than 40 inches, the resort w...

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Q: An investor must decide between two alternative investments—stocks and bonds

An investor must decide between two alternative investments—stocks and bonds. The return for each investment, given two future economic conditions, is shown in the following payoff t...

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Q: In Problem 10, Ann Tyler, with the help of a

In Problem 10, Ann Tyler, with the help of a financial newsletter and some library research, has been able to assign probabilities to each of the possible interest rates during the next year, as follo...

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Q: In Problem 11, the Tech coaches have reviewed game films and

In Problem 11, the Tech coaches have reviewed game films and have determined the following probabilities that State will use each of its defenses: a. Using expected value, rank Tech’...

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Q: A global economist hired by Microcomp, the U.S.-

A global economist hired by Microcomp, the U.S.-based computer manufacturer in Problem 12, estimates that the probability that the economic and political climate overseas and in Mexico will decline du...

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Q: In Problem 13, the Place-Plus real estate development firm

In Problem 13, the Place-Plus real estate development firm has hired an economist to assign a probability to each direction interest rates may take over the next 5 years. The economist has determined...

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Q: Fenton and Farrah Friendly, husband-and-wife car dealers

Fenton and Farrah Friendly, husband-and-wife car dealers, are soon going to open a new dealership. They have three offers: from a foreign compact car company, from a U.S. producer of full-sized cars,...

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Q: The Steak and Chop Butcher Shop purchases steak from a local meatpacking

The Steak and Chop Butcher Shop purchases steak from a local meatpacking house. The meat is purchased on Monday at $2.00 per pound, and the shop sells the steak for $3.00 per pound. Any steak left ove...

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Q: Two area hospitals have jointly initiated several planning projects to determine how

Two area hospitals have jointly initiated several planning projects to determine how effectively their emergency facilities can handle disaster-related situations at nearby Tech University. These disa...

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Q: The Loebuck Grocery must decide how many cases of milk to stock

The Loebuck Grocery must decide how many cases of milk to stock each week to meet demand. The probability distribution of demand during a week is shown in the following table: Each case costs the groc...

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