As an enginner in RedOak company, your department head asked you to perform an analysis of installing MAP/TOP in the manufacturing planning devision of your company. (MAP/TOP is a communications integration software system developed by Boeing). The entire system would be implemented and operated by one of two consultant groups: Hi Tone or Extra-S. The first cost (includes MAP/TOP software, hardware, implementation and training costs) that your company will agree to pay is still in question. The possible variation of the initial cost estimate P is included in the consultants' proposals below