A consultant has been hired to redesign a company's production facility. The consultant estimates the probabilities of her potential profit as shown in the table below. What is her profit expectation? $ Profit/Loss $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $5,000 Probability 0.06 0.20 0.38 0.30 0.06

A consultant has been hired to redesign a company's production facility. The consultant estimates the probabilities of her potential profit as shown in the table below. What is her profit expectation? $ Profit/Loss $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $5,000 Probability 0.06 0.20 0.38 0.30 0.06

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A consultant has been hired to redesign a company's production facility. The consultant estimates the probabilities of her potential
profit as shown in the table below. What is her profit expectation?
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Profit/Loss
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$5,000
Probability
0.06
0.20
0.38
0.30
0.06

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