Director of legal services of ABC Company must decide whether to hire another full-time lawyer or to hire part-time lawyers. Anticipated costs for the two options under three possible demand levels are given in the table below:
States of Nature
Alternatives Low Demand Medium Demand High Demand
Hire full-time $2,400 $3,300 $4,400
Hire part-time $4,800 $3,400 $2,400
Probabilities 0.5 0.3 0.2
What is the Expected Value of Perfect Information? Specify only the amount. e.g. 350