A farmer may choose to plant one of the following crops. The profit of the crops

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A farmer may choose to plant one of the following crops. The profit of the crops depends on the amount of rainfall according to the following: Rainfall Crop A Crop B Normal 9,541 3,185 Light 2,970 6,165 The only two rainfall outcomes are Normal and Light. The farmer estimates the chance of Normal rainfall is 0.72. Calculate the maximum price the farmer is willing to pay today for a perfectly accurate forecast (i.e the farmer experiences normal rainfall every time the forecast predicts normal rainfall)? Round you answer to one decimal place.

Explanation / Answer

Solution: 11,720.52

Explanation:

Crop A

Crop B

Normal

9,541

3,185

Light

2,970

6,165

(0.72*9,541 + 0.28*2,970) + (0.72*3,185 + 0.28*6,615)

7,701.12 + 4,019.4

11,720.52

Crop A

Crop B

Normal

9,541

3,185

Light

2,970

6,165

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