MONTECARLO (STATIC) SIMULATIONS SIMULATION EXAMPLES MONTECARLO (STATIC) SIMULATIONS
Examples Monte-Carlo (Static) Simulation Estimating profit on a sale promotion Newsvendor problem Estimating p value Approximating integrals
Profit on a Sale Promotion Furniture Store Unit cost: $175 Demand distribution : TRIA(500, 2000, 3500) Unit price distribution : UNIF(200, 300) 50% off sale Determine the order amount for maximizing profit. Estimating profit on a sale promotion
Newsvendor Problem Determine the order amount for maximizing profit Wholesale price : $0.55 Retail price : $1.00 Scrap price : $0.03 Demand distribution : NORM(135.7, 27.1) Determine the order amount for maximizing profit Newsvendor Problem
Estimating p value X, Y ~ uniform (0,1) 1 Estimate p value by simulation 1 p/4 1
Convergence to p
Approximating Integrals Consider the integral Making the substitution we get where
Approximating Integrals Let Y ~ uniform(0,1) Approximate the integral by simulation