The alternatives 1 and 2 in the following payoff (profit) tablerepresent the two possible manufacturing strategies that the EKAmanufacturing company can adopt. The level of demand affects thesuccess of both strategies. The states of nature (Si) represent thelevels of demand for the company products. S1 S2 and S3characterize high medium and low demand respectively. The payoffvalues are in thousands of dollars.