Answer the Following Question(s) Using the Risk Solver Platform (5000

question 19

Multiple Choice

Answer the following question(s) using the Risk Solver Platform (5000 trials per simulation; use the Latin Hypercube sampling method) .
Consider the spreadsheet for a Newsvendor Model. $\begin{array}{|l|l|c|c|l|c|}\hline &{\text { A }} & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } & \text { E } \\\hline 1 & \text { Newsvendor Model } & & & \begin{array}{l}\text { Historical } \\\text { Candy Sales }\end{array} &\$ 264.00 \\\hline 2 & & && 50 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 3 && \text { Data } & & 45 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 4 && & & 40 & \$ 228.00 \\\hline 5 & \text { Sellingprice } & \$ 18.00 && 46 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 6 & \text { Cost } & \$ 12.00 && 43 & \$ 255.00 \\\hline 7 & \text { Discount price } & \$ 9.00 && 43 & \$ 255.00 \\\hline 8 & & && 46 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 9 & \text { Model } & && 42 & \$ 246.00 \\\hline 10 & & && 44 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 11 & \text { Demand } & 44 && 43 & \$ 255.00 \\\hline 12 & \text { Purchase Quantity } & 44 && 47 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 13 & & && 41 & \$ 237.00 \\\hline 14 & \text { Quantity Sold } & && 41 & \$ 237.00 \\\hline 15 & \text { Surplus Quantity } & && 45 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 16 & & && 51 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 17 & \text { Profit } & && 43 & \$ 255.00 \\\hline 18 & & & & 45 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 19 & & & & 42 & \$ 246.00 \\\hline 20 & & & & 44 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 21 & & & & 48 & \$ 264.00 \\\hline 22 & & & \text { Average Profit } & & \\\hline\end{array}$
-What is the value of mean absolute deviation?

• A) $8.91
• B) $5.45
• C) $12.35
• D) $15.64

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Definitions:

Insurance Exchanges

Marketplaces established to facilitate the purchase of health insurance in accordance with the rules of the Affordable Care Act.

Foster Competition

Encourages or promotes a competitive environment within a market, leading to benefits such as innovation and lower prices.

Insurance Companies

Financial institutions that provide coverage against specified losses in exchange for premium payments.

Deductibles

The amount policyholders must pay out of pocket before an insurance company will cover the remaining costs of a claim.