A dot-com startup has decided to upgrade its server computers. It is also contemplating a shift from its Unix-based platform to a Windows-based platform. Three major cost items will be affected whichever platform they choose: hardware costs, software conversion costs, and employee training costs. The firm€™s technical group has studied the matter and has made the following estimates for the cost changes in $000s. Using Crystal Ball® and assuming that the costs may all be represented by triangular distributions, simulate the problem 1000 times. Given the information resulting from the simulation, discuss the decisionproblem.

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Windows Unix Low Likeliest Higb Low Likeliest High Hardware 100 125 200 80 110 210 Software 275 300 500 250 300 525 Training 9 10 15 8 10 17.5