Exhibit 14.6 The Following Questions Use the Information Below

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Exhibit 14.6
The following questions use the information below.
A company is planning a plant expansion. They can build a large or small plant. The payoffs for the plant depend on the level of consumer demand for the company's products. The company believes that there is an 69% chance that demand for their products will be high and a 31% chance that it will be low. The company can pay a market research firm to survey consumer attitudes towards the company's products. There is a 63% chance that the customers will like the products and a 37% chance that they won't. The payoff matrix and costs of the two plants are listed below. The company believes that if the survey is favorable there is a 92% chance that demand will be high for the products. If the survey is unfavorable there is only a 30% chance that the demand will be high. The following decision tree has been built for this problem. The company has computed that the expected monetary value of the best decision without sample information is 154.35 million. The company has developed the following conditional probability table for their decision problem.
-Which of the following summarizes the final outcome for each decision alternative?

• A) payoff matrix
• B) outcome matrix
• C) yield matrix
• D) performance matrix

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Definitions:

Entrepreneurial Ability

The skillset that enables individuals to recognize business opportunities, innovate, undertake risks, and manage businesses effectively.

Production Techniques

The methods and processes used by firms to produce goods or deliver services, including all aspects from initial design to final output.

Economic Loss

A situation where revenues from business activities are less than the expenses and costs associated with sustaining the business.

Price of Labor

The wage rate or compensation that employers pay workers in exchange for their labor or services.