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A company is trying to decide whether to bid for a certain contract or not. They estimate that merely preparing the bid will cost $10,000. If their company bid then they estimate that there is a 60% chance that their bid will be put on the "short-list", otherwise their bid will be rejected.

• Once "short-listed" the company will have to supply further detailed information (entailing costs estimated at $5,000). After this stage their bid will either be accepted or rejected.
• The company estimates that the labour and material costs associated with the contract are $108,000. They are considering three possible bid prices, namely $160,000, $180,000 and $200,000. They estimate that the probability of these bids being accepted (once they have been short-listed) is 0.90, 0.70 and 0.40 respectively.

Problem 1: What should the company do, what is the expected monetary value of your suggested course of action?

Problem 2: Using either word, powerpoint or excel, draw a decision tree with proper symbols and labels to help you make the decision.