You are reading a that outlines your company's long-term goals and direction. These goals include "Reduce energy consumption in our offices by 20 percent," "Grow our market share in China from 3 percent to 10 percent," "Enter a strategic alliance with a partner in Australia to begin selling our products in Sydney and Brisbane," and "Equip all sales representatives with an app that allows them to provide an immediate quote when meeting with customers."

Aplant manager is considering buying additional stamping machines to accommodate increasing demand. the alternatives are to buy 1 machine, 2 machines, or 3 machines. the profits realized under each alternative are a function of whether their bid for a recent defense contract is accepted or not. the payoff table below illustrates the profits realized (in $000's) based on the different scenarios faced by the manager. alternative bid accepted bid rejected buy 1 machine $10 $5 buy 2 machines $30 $4 buy 3 machines $40 $2 refer to the information above. assume that based on historical bids with the defense contractor, the plant manager believes that there is a 65% chance that the bid will be accepted and a 35% chance that the bid will be rejected. what is the expected value under perfect information (evpi)?