The Quality Control Manager for NKA Inc

question 15

Essay

The quality control manager for NKA Inc.must decide whether to accept (alternative 1),further analyze (alternative 2),or reject (alternative 3)a shipment (lot)of incoming material.The historical data indicate that there is a 30 percent chance that the lot is poor quality (S₁),50 percent chance that the lot is fair quality (S₂),and 20 percent chance that the lot is good quality (S₃).Assume the following payoff table is available.The values in the payoff table are in thousands of dollars.

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Definitions:

Price

The expected fiscal outlay, necessitated, or expended in compensation for an item.

Demand

The quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a certain period of time.

Demand

The quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various price levels at a given time.

Price

The monetary amount anticipated, imperative, or tendered in exchange for something.