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A company is considering expansion of its current facility to meet increasing demand. A major expansion would cost $500,000, while a minor expansion would cost $200,000. If demand is high in the future, the major expansion would result in an additional profit of $800,000, but if demand is low, then there would be a loss of $500,000. If demand is high, the minor expansion will result in an increase in profits of $200,000, but if demand is low, then there is a loss of $100,000. The company has the option of not expanding. For what probability of a high demand will the company be indifferent between the two expansion alternatives?
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If we define X = probability of high demand, then:

$300,000X - $1,000,000(1 - X) = $0X - $300,000(1 - X)

X = 0.7

For a probability of high demand equal to 0.7, the decision maker would be indifferent between the two expansion alternatives.
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