A Company Has Improved Its Anti-Virus Program and Has Released

question 27

Essay

A company has improved its anti-virus program and has released a new version. Assume there is a 0.6 probability that the users of this anti-virus will upgrade the version in any particular year. That is, the upgrade year of the user is a geometric random variable. The revenue generated from the upgrade (when it occurs) follows a normal distribution with a mean of $80,000 and a standard deviation of $22,000.
a. Complete a simulation model that analyzes the net present value of the revenue from the user upgrade. Use an annual discount rate of 8 percent.
b. What is the average net present value earned by the company?
c. What is the standard deviation of net present value?

Apply the price elasticity of demand concept and its determinants.

Illustrate how consumers assess value and price in their purchasing decisions.

Understand and apply the process of price setting, including the identification of pricing objectives and constraints.

Distinguish between movements along a demand curve and shifts in the demand curve.

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