An airline charges the following baggage fees: $25 for the first bag and $40 for the second. Suppose 53% of passengers have no checked luggage, 32% have only one piece of checked luggage and 15% have two pieces. We suppose a negligible portion of people check more than two bags.a) The average baggage-related revenue per passenger is: $  (please round to the nearest cent)b) The standard deviation of baggage-related revenue is: $  (please round to the nearest cent)c) About how much revenue should the airline expect for a flight of 120 passengers? $  (please round to the nearest dollar)

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An airline charges the following baggage fees: $25 for the first bag and $40 for the second. Suppose 53% of passengers have no checked luggage, 32% have only one piece of checked luggage and 15% have two pieces. We suppose a negligible portion of people check more than two bags.


a) The average baggage-related revenue per passenger is: $  (please round to the nearest cent)
b) The standard deviation of baggage-related revenue is: $  (please round to the nearest cent)
c) About how much revenue should the airline expect for a flight of 120 passengers? $  (please round to the nearest dollar)

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