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A producer of Zion National Park t-shirts is considering a
sale that promises a profit of $37,000 with a probability of
0.6 or a loss (due to lack of tourists, disinterest, natural
disasters etc.) of S13,000 with a probability of 0.4. What
is the expected profit?
Fill in the table below.
For the computer to grade this one correctly make
sure that you list the profit first.
P(x)
x P(x)
profit
loss
What is the expected profit/loss? S
Transcribed Image Text:A producer of Zion National Park t-shirts is considering a sale that promises a profit of $37,000 with a probability of 0.6 or a loss (due to lack of tourists, disinterest, natural disasters etc.) of S13,000 with a probability of 0.4. What is the expected profit? Fill in the table below. For the computer to grade this one correctly make sure that you list the profit first. P(x) x P(x) profit loss What is the expected profit/loss? S
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Given that the national park t-shirts is considering a sales that  promises a profit of $37000 with a probability of 0.6 or a loss of $13000 with a probability of 0.4.

  X P(X) X*P(X)
Profit 37000 0.6 22200
Loss -13000 0.4 -5200
    Total 17000
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