The accompanying table shows a​ bookstore's estimated demand for a new calendar. The bookstore needs to decide whether to order 500​, 1,000​, or 1,500 calendars for the start of the year. Each calendar costs the store $4 to purchase and can be sold for ​$12. The store can sell any unsold calendars back to its supplier for ​$1 each. Determine the number of calendars the bookstore should order to maximize its expected monetary value. Demand Probability   500 0.35 1,000 0.25 1,500 0.40 The bookstore should order-----calendars in order to have the maximum expected monetary value of $---- ​(Type a whole​ number.)

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The accompanying table shows a​ bookstore's estimated demand for a new calendar. The bookstore needs to decide whether to order 500​, 1,000​, or 1,500 calendars for the start of the year. Each calendar costs the store $4 to purchase and can be sold for ​$12. The store can sell any unsold calendars back to its supplier for ​$1 each. Determine the number of calendars the bookstore should order to maximize its expected monetary value.

Demand
Probability
 
500
0.35
1,000
0.25
1,500
0.40

The bookstore should order-----calendars in order to have the maximum expected monetary value of $----

​(Type a whole​ number.)

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