SCENARIO 5-12
Two Different Designs on a New Line of Winter

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SCENARIO 5-12
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. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Probability } & \text { Taste } & \text { Design A } & \text { Design B } \\\hline 0.2 & \text { more conservative } & 180 & 520 \\\hline 0.5 & \text { no change } & 230 & 310 \\\hline 0.3 & \text { more liberal } & 350 & 270 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Scenario 5-12, if you decide to choose Design A for half of the production lines and
Design B for the other half, what is your expected profit?

Analyze the reasons for projected increases in government spending, particularly related to Social Security, Medicare, and healthcare.

Recognize the role of social insurance taxes and their earmarking for social programs.

Understand the concepts of tax efficiency, evasion, avoidance, and equity.

Acknowledge the significance of administrative burden and deadweight losses in a tax system.

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