Dean Kuroff started a business of rehabbing old homes. He recently purchased a circa-1800 Victorian mansion and converted it into a three-family residence. Yesterday, one of his tenants complained that the refrigerator was not working properly. Dean’s cash flow is not extensive, so he was not excited about purchasing a new refrigerator. He is considering two other options: purchase a used refrigerator or repair the current unit. He can purchase a new one for $600, and it will easily last three years. If he repairs the current one, he estimates a repair cost of $150, but he also believes that there is only a 25% chance that it will last a full three years and he will end up purchasing a new one anyway. If he buys a used refrigerator for $200, he estimates that there is a 0.4 probability that it will last at least three years. If it breaks down, he will still have the option of repairing it for $150 or buying a new one. Develop a decision tree for this situation and determine Dean’s optimal strategy.

The decision tree is a explained as follows

Step-by-step explanation:

Currently two options are available

   3. If he buys a used refrigerator for $200 there is 40% chance that it will work for next three years. $80 ($200 * 40%)

              a. Repair the refrigerator for $150. $90 ($150 * 60%)

              b. Buy a new refrigerator for $600. $360 ($600 * 60%)

5x+40

5(x + 8)

7x - 49

7(x - 7)

18x + 9

9(2x + 1)

15x - 10

5(3x - 2)

step-by-step explanation:

for number one all you have to do is factor 5 out of 5x + 40

for number 2 factor 7 out of 7x - 49

for number three factor 9 out of 18x + 9

for number four factor 5 out of 15x - 10

geometry: triangles

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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