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Brookelynne Verrette

Jul 22, 2024


A company bids on two contracts.It anticipates a profit of $50,000 if it gets the larger contract and a profit of $20,000 if it gets the smaller contract.It estimates that there's a 20% chance of winning the larger contract and a 60% chance of winning the smaller contract. Create a probability model for the company's profit.Assume that the contracts will be awarded independently.

A)  Profit $0$20,000$50,000$70,000 P(Profit)  0.320.480.080.12\begin{array} { l | l c c c } \text { Profit } & \$ 0 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 50,000 & \$ 70,000 \\\hline \text { P(Profit) } & 0.32 & 0.48 & 0.08 & 0.12\end{array} Profit  P(Profit)  $00.32$20,0000.48$50,0000.08$70,0000.12
B)  Profit $0$20,000$50,000$70,000 P(Profit)  0.080.60.20.12\begin{array} { l | l c c c } \text { Profit } & \$ 0 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 50,000 & \$ 70,000 \\\hline \text { P(Profit) } & 0.08 & 0.6 & 0.2 & 0.12\end{array} Profit  P(Profit)  $00.08$20,0000.6$50,0000.2$70,0000.12
C)  Profit $0$20,000$50,000 P(Profit)  0.20.60.2\begin{array} { l | c c c } \text { Profit } & \$ 0 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { P(Profit) } & 0.2 & 0.6 & 0.2\end{array} Profit  P(Profit)  $00.2$20,0000.6$50,0000.2
D)  Profit $0$20,000$50,000$70,000 P(Profit)  0.320.480.080.8\begin{array} { l | l c c c } \text { Profit } & \$ 0 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 50,000 & \$ 70,000 \\\hline \text { P(Profit) } & 0.32 & 0.48 & 0.08 & 0.8\end{array} Profit  P(Profit)  $00.32$20,0000.48$50,0000.08$70,0000.8
E)  Profit $0$20,000$50,000 P(Profit)  0.320.480.08\begin{array} { l | c c c } \text { Profit } & \$ 0 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { P(Profit) } & 0.32 & 0.48 & 0.08\end{array} Profit  P(Profit)  $00.32$20,0000.48$50,0000.08

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