Assume That You Have a Riding Lawn Mower That Is

question 24

True/False

Assume that you have a riding lawn mower that is in need of repairs.You can choose to repair or replace it.You are interested in your net cost over the next two years.If you choose to repair,it will cost $300 and there is a 50/50 chance of whether or not it will need additional repairs within the next two years.If it does need additional repairs,there is a 40 percent chance of needing another $400 of repairs,and a 60 percent chance of needing another $200 of repairs.At the end of the two years you estimate that the repaired mower would be worthless.
If you choose to replace the mower by trading in the old mower,the cost after deducting the trade in value is $1500.At the end of the two years you estimate there is a 75 percent chance you could resell it for $1000,and a 25 percent chance that you can resell it for $1300.
After constructing the decision tree and folding it back you should choose to repair the mower because the expected value is a cost of $140.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good.

Consumer Demand

The desire of purchasers, consumers, or buyers for a particular good or service supported by the ability and willingness to pay for it.

Midpoint Formula

A method used in economics to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply, measuring the relative response to changes in price or income, based on the average of initial and final values.

Quantity Effect

The change in the quantity demanded or supplied as a result of changes in price, holding all else constant.