Deborah Watson€™s factory is considering three approaches for meeting an expected increase in demand. These three approaches are increasing capacity, using overtime, and buying more equipment. Demand will increase either slightly (S), moderately (M), or greatly (G). The profits for each approach under each possible scenario are as follows:

Since the goal is to maximize, and Deborah is risk-neutral, she decides to use the equally likely decision criterion to make the decision as to which approach to use. According to this criterion, which approach should beused?

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Demand Scenario Approach Increasing Capacity $700,000 $700,000 Using Overtime Buying Equipment $600,000 $800,000 700,000 S500,000 $600,000 $1,000,000 800,000