of Sprint and T-Mobile would be about equal to AT& T, however it would bring along inferior infrastructure , weak cost structure e , and a combined debt of $75 billion . There is also a reported $2 billion fee if Sprint chooses to break off the merger (Yao, 2014). Ensuring a quality decision is made is very important . Question 2: Do I have sufficient information to make a high -quality decision ? The answer to this question would be No . Masayoshi Son doesn't have clear knowledge that the merger would be approved by US regulators. "In 2011, AT&T's attempts to buy T-Mobile for $39 billion failed after the [Obama] administration sued to block the deal. A proposed combination of Sprint and T-Mobile , uniting the third - and fourth -biggest carriers in the United States , had been fiercely questioned by officials at both the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department "(De La Merced , 2014 ). If the merger were to not get approved by the regulators it would cost Mr . Son and Sprint $1 billion (Gelles , De La Merced , 2014). With this uncertainty Mr. Son does not have sufficient information to make a high-quality decision . Question 3: Is the problem structured ? Question 4: If I were to make the decision by myself , am I reasonably certain that it would be accepted by my subordinates ? Question 5: Do subordinates share the organizational goals to be attained in solving this problem ? Question 6: Is conflict among subordinates likely in preferred solutions ? 2. Go through the diagram in the Vroom - Yetton model and, based on your answers to the seven questions from Question 1, see what kind of decision -making style is recommended for Masayoshi Son. Use the diagram (Figure 6.2) on page 118 of Rigolosi (2005). Are you surprised by this answer ? Is it the kind of decision -making style you would personally recommend based on your own research