2016年ACCA(F8)考试模拟题(23)_第2页
;specialist in the evaluation team who was killed in the air crash. The divisional director recalls that these returns were based on ‘tangible benefits resulting from the two options. The returns reflect the characteristics of the two products. Topaz produces better returns if demand for testing is high, but is less effective in low demand circumstances. This is a reflection of the fact that the two solutions differ slightly in terms of their functional scope and power’. Figure 1: expected returns for three demand and supplier combinations. Option Supplier IF High demand IF Low demand A Amethyst $3m per annum $0·5m per annum B Topaz $4m per annum $0·1m per annum The divisional director also recalls a workshop convened to consider future market demand. ‘Demand in the marine industry is currently affected by global economic uncertainty and it is increasingly difficult to predict demand. I remember that we were also asked to estimate demand for our marine products for the next six years. We eventually came up with the following figures, although it was relatively hard to get everyone to agree and debate at the workshop became a little heated’. – High demand for six years: probability p = 0·4 – Low demand for six years: probability p = 0·4 – High demand for three years, followed by low demand for three years: probability p = 0·2 These figures are confirmed by a document also recovered from the air crash site. ‘As I recall’, said the divisional director, ‘the financial specialist intended to develop a decision tree to help us evaluate the Amethyst and Topaz alternatives. However, there is no evidence that he ever constructed it, which is a pity because we could have taken the procurement decision on the basis of that decision tree’. Required: (a) Develop a decision tree from the information given in the scenario and discuss its implications and shortcomings.Ignore the time value of money in your analysis. (9 marks) (b)&nb
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