TABLE 5-8 Two Different Designs on a New Line of Winter Jackets

question 27

Short Answer

TABLE 5-8
Two different designs on a new line of winter jackets for the coming winter are available for your manufacturing plants. Your profit (in thousands of dollars) will depend on the taste of the consumers when winter arrives. The probability of the three possible different tastes of the consumers and the corresponding profits are presented in the following table.

-Referring to Table 5-8, what is the expected profit if you increase the shift of your production lines and choose to produce both designs?

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Definitions:

Production Costs

Expenses directly related to the creation and manufacturing of a product, including raw materials, labor, and overhead.

Explicit Costs

These are direct, out-of-pocket payments for expenses incurred by a business, such as wages, rent, and materials.

Opportunity Costs

The cost of foregoing the next best alternative when a decision is made to pursue a particular action.

Total Revenues

The total amount of money received by a company from its sales of goods or services, before any expenses are subtracted.