Howland & Sons Plumbers is considering adding an extra truck to increase the number of customers they can serve. They create a payoff table to weight their options. Determine what choice they should make using the Hurwicz (? = 0.55) and equal likelihood criteria. What are the expected payoffs?
Decision |
Increased demand |
Steady demand |
Falling demand |
Extra truck |
$8,450 |
$1,200 |
-$2,400 |
No extra truck |
$3,950 |
$3,400 |
$2,650 |