Describe the economic factors facing Sani Slime as they introduce this product to market.
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3. Market Research You are the brand manager at Arrow Cosmetics and responsible for SilkskinTM body lotion. Silkskin's annual contribution is currently $2.1 million. The R&D department has just developed a new Aloe Vera-based body lotion formula. You must decide whether you want to change the formula for the SilkskinTM lotion or stay with the old one. The variable costs will be slightly higher for the new formula ($7.00 per bottle), but you guess that an increase in sales might compensate for the higher costs. You plan on selling the new SilkskinTM for $12.00 per bottle. You can imagine three annual sales scenarios: 600,000, 300,000, and 200,000 units sold, which you estimate the chances to be 0.30, 0.40, and 0.30, respectively. See Exhibit 1 for a detailed description of how these probabilities might be obtained in practice. Marble Research You are considering hiring Marble Research, one of the nation's leading market research companies. For $150,000, they will perform a test market study on your new formula. Although Marble can't predict sales figures exactly, they will indicate whether they believe the product will be a "Hit" or a "Flop." You estimate that Marble will indicate "Hit" and "Flop" with equal likelihood. If Marble tells you that the formula is going to be a "Hit," then you believe that the probability of selling 600,000, 300,000, or 200,000 units will be 0.60, 0.30, and 0.10 respectively. If they indicate "Flop," the probabilities of selling 600,000, 300,000, or 200,000 units will be 0, 0.50, and 0.50 respectively. See Exhibit 2 for a detailed description of how these probabilities might be obtained in practice. d) Would you go forward if Marble indicates "Hit"? e) Would you introduce the new formula if Marble indicates that the new SilkskinTM will "flop"? f) Would you hire Marble? If no, suppose you try to negotiate a discount with Marble. What is the maximum price you are willing to pay for the information they are providing?
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