Question: 1. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS The proprietor of Midland Construction Company has to decide between two projects. He estimates that the first project will yield a profit of $180,000 with a probability of .7 or a profit of $150,000 with a probability of .3; the second project will yield a profit of $220,000 with a probability of .6 or a profit of $80,000 with a probability of .4. Which project should the proprietor choose if he wants to maximize his expected profit?
2. CABLE TELEVISION The management of MultiVision, a cable TV company, intends to submit a bid for the cable television rights in one of two cities, A or B. If the company obtains the rights to city A, the probability of which is .2, the estimated profit over the next 10 yr is $10 million; if the company obtains the rights to city B, the probability of which is .3, the estimated profit over the next 10 yr is $7 million. The cost of submitting a bid for rights in city A is $250,000 and that in city B is $200,000. By comparing the expected profits for each venture, determine whether the company should bid for the rights in city A or city B.