A small building contractor has recently experienced two successive years in which work opportunities exceeded the firm’s capacity

Management Jan 27, 2021

A small building contractor has recently experienced two successive years in which work opportunities exceeded the firm’s capacity. The contractor must now make a decision on capacity for next year. Estimated profits under each of the two possible states of nature are as shown in the table below. Which alternative should be selected if the decision criterion is a. Maximax? b. Maximin? c. Laplace? d. Minimaxregret?