What will be Hale’s TV Production’s decision based on the following criteria: a. MAXIMAX b. MAXIMIN c. MINIMAX REGRET d. EXPECTED VALUE e. Construct the decision tree for this problem and indicate the decision based on the decision tree analysis.

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What will be Hale’s TV Production’s decision based on the following criteria:
a. MAXIMAX
b. MAXIMIN
c. MINIMAX REGRET
d. EXPECTED VALUE
e. Construct the decision tree for this problem and indicate the decision based on
the decision tree analysis.

4. DECISION ANALYSIS
Hale's TV Production is considering producing a pilot for a comedy series
in the hope of selling it to a major television network. The network my decide to
reject the series, but it may also decide to purchase the rights to the series of
either one or two years. At this point in time, Hale may either produce the pilot
and wait for the network's decision or transfer the rights for the pilot and series to
a competitor for $100,000. Hale's decision alternatives and profits (in thousands
of dollars) are as follows:
States of Nature
Decision
Reject, S1
1 year, S2
2 years, S3
alternative
Produce Pilot, d1
-100
50
150
Sell to competitor,
100
90
80
d2
Prior probability
0.20
0.30
0.50
Transcribed Image Text:4. DECISION ANALYSIS Hale's TV Production is considering producing a pilot for a comedy series in the hope of selling it to a major television network. The network my decide to reject the series, but it may also decide to purchase the rights to the series of either one or two years. At this point in time, Hale may either produce the pilot and wait for the network's decision or transfer the rights for the pilot and series to a competitor for $100,000. Hale's decision alternatives and profits (in thousands of dollars) are as follows: States of Nature Decision Reject, S1 1 year, S2 2 years, S3 alternative Produce Pilot, d1 -100 50 150 Sell to competitor, 100 90 80 d2 Prior probability 0.20 0.30 0.50
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