The report will be based on your Excel analysis. The report has to be understandable as a standalone piece of work without referring to the Excel file

Perform an analysis of the problem facing Allied Insurance and prepare a report that summarizes your findings and recommendations. Be sure to address the following issues:

1. The payoff table of Russo Manufacturing, ignoring all the probabilities.
   (5 marks)
2. Recommendations regarding which decision the management should take if they ignore

the probabilities and decide to apply the following decision criteria:

1. Optimistic Approach
2. Conservative Approach
3. Minimax Regret Approach

(5 marks)

(5 marks)

(5 marks)

1. Computation of the posterior probabilities of weak demand, medium demand and strong demand given the market research is conducted. Briefly explain the meaning of
   these probabilities.
   (5 marks)
2. A decision tree illustrating the decisions and events that Russo is facing. All the payoffs,
   probabilities and decision at each step need to be labelled carefully on the tree.
   (25 marks)
3. A recommendation whether the market research should be undertaken. Explain clearly the reasons for your recommendation.
   (10 marks)
4. A decision strategy that Russo should follow if they take the recommended action in 5. (10 marks)
5. A sensitivity analysis to illustrate how different decisions change if the prior probability

of [xiii.] change by 0.1 at a time.

(20 marks)

Presentation (10 marks)

The report must be written in a clear manner and including the required items. There is no need to restate the questions in your report. Your report must have the following structure:

1. Executive summary
   Give an overview of the problem, the solutions and the recommendation
2. Introduction
   Introduce the case study and the objectives of the report
3. Main body
   This section addresses all the questions associated with the case study.
4. Conclusion
   Conclude the case study and present your recommendations to the board of directors based on the analysis.