QUESTION 5 Hudson Corporation is considering three options for managing its data

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QUESTION 5 Hudson Corporation is considering three options for managing its data processing operation: continuing with its own staff, hiring an outside vendor to do the managing (referred to as outsoureing), or using a combination of its own staff and an outside vendor The cost of the operation depends on future demand. The annual cost of each option (in thousands of dollars) depends on demand as follows Demand Staffing Options High Medium Low 650650600 900600300 800650500 Own Staff Outside Vendor Combination Denote the staffing options by numbers (1) Own Staff, (2) Outside Vendor and (3) Combination Suppose the demand probabilities are 0.2, 0.5 and 0.3 for High, Medium and Low respectively The decision alternative that minimizes the expected cost of the data processing operation is (input the number hare, without the parenthesis) The expected annual cost (in thousands of dollars) associated with that recommendation is Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Chick Save All Ansvers to save all answers

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Outside Vendor reduces the expected cost

Expected cost of outside vendor = $ 570 (in thousands of $)

Demand Prob Own Staff (1) P*Cost1 Outside Vendor(2) P*Cost2 Combination(3) P*Cost3 High 0.2 650 130 900 180 800 160 Medium 0.5 650 325 600 300 650 325 Low 0.3 600 180 300 90 500 150 EC1 635 EC2 570 EC3 635

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