Leah​ Johnson, director of Urgent Care of​ Brookline, wants to increase capacity to provide​ low-cost flu shots but must decide whether to do so by hiring another​ full-time nurse or by using​ part-time nurses. The table below shows the expected costs of the two options for three possible demand​ levels:                                                                                   States of Nature​ (demand) Alternatives Low Medium High Hire full−time $300 $480 $680 Hire part−time $0 $340 $1,200 Probabilities 0.20 0.55 0.25 Part 2 ​a) The alternative with the least expected cost is ▼   a. Hire full-time b. Hire part-time The expected cost of this alternative is ​$ ______ ​(enter your answer as a whole​ number

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Leah​ Johnson, director of Urgent Care of​ Brookline, wants to increase capacity to provide​ low-cost flu shots but must decide whether to do so by hiring another​ full-time nurse or by using​ part-time nurses. The table below shows the expected costs of the two options for three possible demand​ levels:
                                                                               
 
States of Nature​ (demand)
Alternatives
Low
Medium
High
Hire full−time
$300
$480
$680
Hire part−time
$0
$340
$1,200
Probabilities
0.20
0.55
0.25
Part 2
​a) The alternative with the least expected cost is
 
a. Hire full-time
b. Hire part-time
The expected cost of this alternative is
​$ ______
​(enter your answer as a whole​ number).
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