[Solved] Microcomp is a U.S.-based manufacturer of personal computers. It is planning to build a new manufacturing and distribution facility in either South


Question: Microcomp is a U.S.-based manufacturer of personal computers. It is planning to build a new manufacturing and distribution facility in either South Korea, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, or Mexico. It will take approximately 5 years to build the necessary infrastructure (roads, etc.), construct the new facility, and put it into operation. The eventual cost of the facility will differ between countries and will even vary within countries depending on the financial, labor, and political climate, including monetary exchange rates. The company has estimated the facility cost (in \(\\) 1,000,000 \mathrm{~s}$ ) in each country under three different future economic and political climates, as follows:

Country Decline Same Improve
South Korea 21.7 19.1 15.2
China 19 18.5 17.6
Taiwan 19.2 17.1 14.9
Philippines 22.5 16.8 13.8
Mexico 25 21.2 12.5

Determine the best decision, using the following decision criteria.

  1. Minimin
  2. Minimax
  3. Hurwicz \((\alpha=.4)\)
  4. Equal likelihood

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