The ABC Co

question 90

Essay

The ABC Co.is considering a new consumer product.They believe that the XYZ Co.may come out with a competing product.If ABC adds an assembly line for the product and XYZ does not follow with a competitive product, their expected profit is $40,000; if they add an assembly line and XYZ does follow, they still expect a $10,000 profit.If ABC adds a new plant addition and XYZ does not produce a competitive product, they expect a profit of $600,000; if XYZ does compete for this market, ABC expects a loss of $100,000.For what value of probability that XYZ will offer a competing product will ABC be indifferent between the alternatives?

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Population Increase

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