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Case 4: R&D at ICI

1. Construct a decision tree to assess the desirability of investing in research on Anthraquinone.

2. What do you recommend and why?

HINT

This is NOT a typical decision tree problem, as ten input parameters used in the decision tree are, themselves,

subject to uncertainty. These parameters include revenue from a successful venture, five different R&D related costs, and

four different probabilities that affect venture success.


You must consider the impact of this uncertainty , as it affects the risk profile of the optimal decision. That is, the expected NPV of the optimal de

You must consider the impact of this uncertainty, as it affects the risk profile of the optimal decision. That is, the expected NPV of the optimal decision (at the start of the decision tree ) now changes with the values of the uncertain parameters listed above

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A decision Tree.
To come up with the above tree, we must get the risks and benefits associated with
Anthaquinone. The benefits are that Anthaquinone production would allow the company to come
up with other important uses of it as it is a byproduct of the operations of steel work in the
company. If at all the company succeeds i...


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