Use the Following Two Probability Distributions for Sales of a Firm

question 14

Multiple Choice

Use the following two probability distributions for sales of a firm to answer Questions :
$$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Sales } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Distribution1} \\\text { Probability }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Distribution2} \\\text { Probability }\end{array} \\\hline 2,000 & 0.05 & 0.05 \\3,000 & 0.20 & 0.15 \\4,000 & 0.50 & 0.20 \\5,000 & 0.20 & 0.35 \\6,000 & 0.05 & 0.25\end{array}$$
-The expect value of sales for Distribution 2 is _____________.

• A) 2,500
• B) 2,758
• C) 2,800
• D) 3,000
• E) none of the above

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