When turbo autos inc. wanted to sell its cars in the country of sylvanistan, it lacked access to distribution channels and marketing expertise in the country. thus, turbo autos had to enter into a strategic alliance with a local automobile company to get access to the foreign partner's well-established distribution channels. which of the following reasons for entering into a strategic alliance is best illustrated in this scenario? a. increasing competitive intensityb. accessing critical complementary assetsc. procuring additional capital investmentsd. reducing differentiation of product and service offerings

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)?