onald Duck is trying to decide whether he should purchase a small, medium, or large new bus for the ckey Mouse Club House. He estimates that the annual profits (in $000) will vary depending upon wheth ssenger demand is low, medium, or high, as follows: Bus Small Medium Large O $15,000 $69,000 O $87,000 he feels the chances of low, medium, and high demand are 30 percent, 30 percent, and 40 percent espectively, what is the expected annual profit for the bus that he will decide to purchase? O $72,000 DEMAND LOW 50 40 20 O $61,000 MEDIUM 60 80 50 HIGH 70 90 120
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