Scenario: 500 units of a product are being manufactured and the question to be answered is whether or not to perform a particular test on those units before shipping. The test costs $10,000 per unit to perform. The cost not to perform the test is $0 per unit, but if a unit fails in the field then it will have to be fixed in the field, which has a cost of $350,000 per unit. If the units are tested, for the units that pass the test, there is now an additional cost of re-readying the units for delivery of $2,000 per unit. For the units that fail the test, there is now an additional cost of $21,000 to fix the units, as well as the $2,000 per unit cost of re-readying them for delivery, for a $23,000 total cost per unit.
Historically you know and can count on the fact that 96% of your products will pass the testing. The same pass/fail rate for testing applies to the pass/fail rate observed in the field.
To fully complete this assignment, you need to answer or perform the following:
The math and resulting values you are expected to fill in to show the completion of the decision tree.
Be sure to fill in the last two values: what is the Expected Monetary Value for both performing the test and not performing the test?
Which choice should be made? Be sure to include with your submission an answer to whether the test should be performed or not, and give a short answer why.

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Explanation:

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.