uestions Problem 15-15 Algo (Decision Analysis with Sample Information) Question 3 of 3 Hint(s) Check My Work A-Z A real estate investor has the opportunity to purchase land currently zoned as residential. If the county board approves a request to rezone the property as commercial within the next year, the investor will be able to lease the land to a large discount firm that wants to open a new store on the property. However, if the zoning change is not approved, the investor will have to sell the property at a loss. Profits (in thousands of dollars) are shown in the following payoff table: Office Decision Alternative State of Nature Rezoning Approved Rezoning Not Approved S1 S2 Purchase, di 600 -200 Do not purchase, 0 0 d2 (a) If the probability that the rezoning will be approved is 0.5, what decision is recommended? Recommended Decision: Purchase What is the expected profit? Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $200 thousands should be entered as 200,000. $ 20000 A+

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A real estate investor has the opportunity to purchase land
currently zoned as residential. If the county board approves a
request to rezone the property as commercial within the next
year, the investor will be able to lease the land to a large
discount firm that wants to open a new store on the property.
However, if the zoning change is not approved, the investor will
have to sell the property at a loss. Profits (in thousands of
dollars) are shown in the following payoff table:
Office
Decision
Alternative
State of Nature
Rezoning
Approved
Rezoning Not
Approved
S1
S2
Purchase, di
600
-200
Do not purchase,
0
0
d2
(a) If the probability that the rezoning will be approved is 0.5,
what decision is recommended?
Recommended Decision: Purchase
What is the expected profit? Enter your answer in dollars.
For example, an answer of $200 thousands should be
entered as 200,000.
$
20000
A+
Transcribed Image Text:uestions Problem 15-15 Algo (Decision Analysis with Sample Information) Question 3 of 3 Hint(s) Check My Work A-Z A real estate investor has the opportunity to purchase land currently zoned as residential. If the county board approves a request to rezone the property as commercial within the next year, the investor will be able to lease the land to a large discount firm that wants to open a new store on the property. However, if the zoning change is not approved, the investor will have to sell the property at a loss. Profits (in thousands of dollars) are shown in the following payoff table: Office Decision Alternative State of Nature Rezoning Approved Rezoning Not Approved S1 S2 Purchase, di 600 -200 Do not purchase, 0 0 d2 (a) If the probability that the rezoning will be approved is 0.5, what decision is recommended? Recommended Decision: Purchase What is the expected profit? Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $200 thousands should be entered as 200,000. $ 20000 A+
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