Use the Following Data to Answer Questions 88-100 -Refer to the Data on Expected Demand for Weston Gadgets,Inc

question 94

Multiple Choice

Use the following data to answer questions 88-100. $$\begin{array}{l} \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \text { Expected Demand for Weston Gadgets, Inc. }\\\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Decision Alternative } & \text { Low 35\% } & \text { Medium 30\% } & \text { High 35\% } \\\hline \text { Outsource } & \$ 16.00 \text { million } & \$ 28.00 \text { million } & \$ 66.00 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Build capacity } & \$ 4.00 \text { million } & \$ 32.00 \text { million } & \$ 26.00 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Do nothing } & \$ 9.00 \text { million } & \$ 18.00 \text { million } & \$ 66.00 \text { million } \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
-Refer to the data on Expected Demand for Weston Gadgets,Inc.For the various demand scenarios,if you applied the Laplace criterion,what is the lowest payoff?

• A)$39.33 million
• B)$34.00 million
• C)$31.33 million
• D)$43.33 million

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Coupon Rate

The percent of the face value paid as interest on a bond every year.

Yield To Maturity

Yield to maturity is the total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until its maturity date, accounting for its current market price, par value, coupon interest rate, and time to maturity.

Coupon Rate

The coupon rate is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value.

Yield To Maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until its maturity date, factoring in its current market price, par value, interest payments, and time to maturity.