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Directions:

·  The following software may be used:

o  Excel->Data Analysis

o  Excel QM

o  QM for Windows (PC only)

·  Please make sure to insert your answers, including any charts, graphs, or output, on this document.  You may be required to also upload original files from Excel or QM for Windows.

·  The calculations are not your final answer.  A summary/explanation in your own word for each question posed should be included.

·  Question 6 requires the use of the States Data File.  The States Data file is located in Doc Sharing->Instructor Graded Projects.

·  Be sure to put your name on this document and save it to your computer. Upload this Word document as your Unit 7 submission in the course Drop Box.

Submitting Your Project:

·  Save your project in a location that you will remember and with your full name. When you are ready to submit your project, click on the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

·  Click the link that says, “Submit an Assignment.”

·  In the “Submit to Basket” menu, select Unit 7 Project.

·  In the “Comments” field include your name.

·  Click the “Add Attachments” button.

·  Follow the steps listed to attach your Word Document.

·  You should revisit the Dropbox to view any helpful feedback your instructor has and to retrieve your graded project.

·  Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted project.

1. Even though independent gasoline stations have been having a difficult time, Susan Solomon has been thinking about starting her own independent gas station.  Susan’s problem is to decide how large her station should be.  The annual returns will depend on both the size of the station and a number of marketing factors related to oil industry and demand for gasoline.  After careful analysis, Susan developed the following table:

Size of Gasoline Station	Good Market ($)	Fair Market ($)	Poor Market ($)
Small	$5,000	$2500	-$1000
Medium	$10,000	$7000	-$5,000
Large	$25,000	$12,500	-$20,000

You may use Excel QM or QM for Windows:

1.  What is the Maximax decision?

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2.  What is the Maximin decision?

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3.  What is the criterion of realism decision? Use α = 0.25.

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4.  Develop an Opportunity Loss Table.

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5.  What is the Minimax Regret Decision?

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2. Data collected on the yearly demand for 50-pound bags of fertilizer at Sunshine Garden Supply are shown in the following table.

Year	Demand for Fertilizer (1,000s of Bags)
1	3
2	4
3	6
4	8
5	6
6	7
7	8
8	7
9	9
10	6
11	5

You may use Excel QM to:

1.  Develop a three-year moving average to forecast sales in year 12.

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2.  Develop a 3-year weighted average to predict demand in year 12, in which sales in the most recent year is given a weight of 1, the second most recent year is weighted 2 and sales in the third most recent year has a weight of 3.

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3.  Develop a regression/trend analysis to estimate the demand for fertilizer in year 12.

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4.  Analysis of the forecasting errors indicates which forecasting method (moving average, weighted moving average or regression) is best in this situation?

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3. Kaplan College has decided to “wire” its campus. The first stage in this effort is to install the “backbone,” i.e., to connect all the buildings. The table below gives the distances between the various buildings on campus in hundreds of feet.

You may use QM for Windows or complete it by hand:

Distances in Hundreds of Feet
From	To
	Building 1	Building 2	Building 3	Building 4	Building 5	Building 6
Building 1		15	12	10	14	9
Building 2			8	2	5	6
Building 3				16	13	14
Building 4					6	7
Building 5						8
Building 6

1.  How should the buildings be connected to minimize the total length of cable?

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2.  What length of cable is required?

4. The following represents the distances in miles from a warehouse (node 1) to various cities in Montana. The major outlet store is located at node 7.

From Node	To Node	Distance
1	2	75
1	4	375
2	3	200
2	4	250
3	4	450
3	5	25
3	6	175
4	5	50
4	7	350
5	6	145
5	7	275
6	7	450

You may use QM for Windows or complete it by hand:

1.  Find the shortest route and distance from Node 1 to Node 7.

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5. The network of a city sewer system and their capacities are shown below. Remember that the arc has both capacity and reverse capacity. For example, row 1 is the flow from node 1 to node 2 and row 2 is the reverse flow from node 2 to node 1. There are seven branches in this network.

From Node	To Node	Fluid Flow
1	2	250
2	1	200
1	3	150
3	1	225
1	4	325
4	1	150
1	5	300
5	1	125
2	4	375
4	2	225
3	4	250
4	3	100
3	5	175
5	3	400

You may use QM for Windows or complete it by hand:

1.  Determine the maximum flow (in hundreds of gallons of water per minute) from node 1 to node 5.

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6. The governor of Michigan believes that the state can improve the state’s crime rate if the state can reduce the percent of the population not covered by health insurance and reduce the percentage of teen pregnancy. (This requires you to use the States Dataset file that is included in Doc Sharing->Instructor Graded Projects.)

1.  Using the States Data Set and Excel DataAnalysis (Regression),create the multiple regression prediction equation of the form Ŷ = b₀ + b₁(X₁) + b₂(X₂)

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2.  Predict the crime rate for Michigan if the percent not covered by insurance was 25% or 25 and the percent of teen pregnancy was 10% or 10?

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7. A concessionaire for the local ballpark has developed a table of conditional values for the various alternatives (stocking decisions) and states of nature (size of crowd).

Stocking Decision	Large Crowd ($)	Average Crowd ($)	Small Crowd ($)
Large Inventory	$15,000	$10,000	$5,000
Average Inventory	$12,500	$1,000	$5,500
Small Inventory	$8,000	$3,000	$1,000

You may use Excel QM or QM for Windows:

If the probabilities associated with the states of nature are 0.3 for a large crowd, 0.3 for an average crowd, and 0.4 for a small crowd, determine:

1.  The alternative that provides the greatest expected monetary value (EMV).

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2.  The expected value of perfect information (EVPI).

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