National Printing Company must decide how many wall calendars it should produce for sale during the upcoming
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National Printing Company must decide how many wall calendars it should produce for sale during the upcoming sale season. Each calendar sells for $8.50 and costs $2.50 to produce. The local school district has agreed to buy all unsold calendars at a unit price of $1.50. National estimates the following probability distribution for the sea-sons demand:
DemandProbability
2,000 ........0.05
3,000 .........0.20
4,000 .........0.25
5,000 .........0.40
6,000 .........0.10
How many calendars should National produce to maximize its expected profit?
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ISBN: 978-0136065760
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Authors: Lee J Krajewski, Larry P Ritzman, Manoj K Malhotra
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