955,000 30 se0,000 15. Jay Seago is suing the manufacturer of his car for $3.5 million because of a defect that he believes caused him to have an accident. The accident kept him out of work for a...


955,000<br>30<br>se0,000<br>15.<br>Jay Seago is suing the manufacturer of his car for $3.5 million because of<br>a defect that he believes caused him to have an accident. The accident kept him<br>out of work for a year. The company has offered him a settlement of 5700,000, of<br>which Jay would receive $600,000 after attorneys' fees. His attorney has advised<br>him that he has a 50% chance of winning his case If he loses, he will incur<br>attomeys' fees and court costs of $75,000. If he wins, he is not guaranteed his full<br>requested settlement. His attorney believes that there is a 50% chance he could<br>receive the full settlement, in which case Jay would realize $2 million after his<br>attomey takes her cut, and a 50% chance that the jury will award him a lesser<br>amount of $1 million, of which Jay would get $500,000. Using decision tree<br>analysis, decide whether Jay should proceed with his lawsuit against the<br>manufacturer.<br>

Extracted text: 955,000 30 se0,000 15. Jay Seago is suing the manufacturer of his car for $3.5 million because of a defect that he believes caused him to have an accident. The accident kept him out of work for a year. The company has offered him a settlement of 5700,000, of which Jay would receive $600,000 after attorneys' fees. His attorney has advised him that he has a 50% chance of winning his case If he loses, he will incur attomeys' fees and court costs of $75,000. If he wins, he is not guaranteed his full requested settlement. His attorney believes that there is a 50% chance he could receive the full settlement, in which case Jay would realize $2 million after his attomey takes her cut, and a 50% chance that the jury will award him a lesser amount of $1 million, of which Jay would get $500,000. Using decision tree analysis, decide whether Jay should proceed with his lawsuit against the manufacturer.

Jun 11, 2022
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