Data
Magnolia Inns
Real Estate Acquisition Analysis
Parcel of Land Near Location
A B
Current purchase price $18 $12
Present value of future cash flows if hotel and
$31 $23
airport are built at this location
Present value of future sales price of parcel if
$6 $4
the airport is not built at this location
(Note: All values are in millions of dollars.)
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Payoffs
A B C D
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Payoff Matrix
2
3 Land Purchased Airport is Built at Location
4 at Location(s) A B
5 A $13 ($12)
6 B ($8) $11
7 A&B $5 ($1)
8 None $0 $0
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10
11
12
13
14
15
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Maximax
Payoff Matrix &
Maximax Decision Rule
Land Purchased Airport is Built at Location
at Location(s) A B MAX
A $13 ($12) $13 <--maximum
B ($8) $11 $11
A&B $5 ($1) $5
None $0 $0 $0
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Maximin
Payoff Decision
Maximin Matrix & Rule
Maximin Decision Rule
Land Purchased Airport is Built at Location
at Location(s) A B MIN
A $13 ($12) ($12)
B ($8) $11 ($8)
A&B $5 ($1) ($1)
None $0 $0 $0 <--maximum
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Minimax Regret
Regret Matrix &
Minimax Regret Decision Rule
Land Purchased Airport is Built at Location
at Location(s) A B Max
A $0 $23 $23
B $21 $0 $21
A&B $8 $12 $12 <--minimum
None $13 $11 $13
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Expected Value
Payoff Matrix &
EMV Decision Rule
Land Purchased Airport is Built at Location
at Location(s) A B EMV
A $13 ($12) ($2.0)
B ($8) $11 $3.4 <--maximum
A&B $5 ($1) $1.4
None $0 $0 $0.0
Probability 0.4 0.6
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Expected Value
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 2 4 6 8
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Expected Value
4 6 8 10 12
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Expected Regret
Regret Matrix &
EOL Decision Rule
Land Purchased Airport is Built at Location
at Location(s) A B EOL
A $0 $23 $13.8
B $21 $0 $8.4 <--minimum
A&B $8 $12 $10.4
None $13 $11 $11.8
Probability 0.4 0.6
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EMV Decision Table
Payoff Matrix & $12.0
EMV Decision Rule
$10.0
Land Purchased Airport is Built at Location
EMV
$8.0
at Location(s) A B EMV
A $13 ($12) ($2.0) $6.0
B ($8) $11 $3.4 <--maximum
$4.0
A&B $5 ($1) $1.4
None $0 $0 $0.0 $2.0 A B
A&B None
$0.0
Probability 0.4 0.6 Prob. of Location A
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
EMV A EMV B EMV A&B EMV None
Prob. of Location A ($2.0) $3.4 $1.4 $0.0
0.0 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.1 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.2 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.3 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.4 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.5 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.6 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.7 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.8 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
0.9 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
1.0 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
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EMV Decision Table
A B
A&B None
Prob. of Location A
0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
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EVPI
Payoff Matrix &
Calculation of EVPI
Land Purchased Airport is Built at Location
at Location(s) A B EMV
A $13 ($12) ($2.0)
B ($8) $11 $3.4 <--maximum
A&B $5 ($1) $1.4
None $0 $0 $0.0
Probability 0.4 0.6
Payoff of decision made
$13 $11 $11.8
with perfect information
EVPI $8.4
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