Dr. Privacy, Inc. specializes in shredding office documents and destroying computer hard drives for various clients in the U.S. In June 2018, it enters into a contract with the U.S. government to properly discard computer hard drives. The contract specifies a fixed fee of $50,000 for the first 25,000 hard drives, and an additional $5,000 for each incremental 10,000 drives. The company estimates a 65% chance of handling 25,000 drives or fewer, 30% chance of handling more than 25,000 drives but fewer than 35,000 drives, and 5% chance of handling more than 35,000 drives but fewer than 45,000 drives.
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Assuming that the company determines transaction price as the expected value of the consideration, what is Dr. Privacy's estimate of the transaction price for this contract?

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The Answer of Dr. Privacy, Inc. specializes in shredding office documents and destroying computer hard drives for various clients in the U.S. In June 2018, it enters into a contract with the U.S. government to properly discard computer hard drives. The contract specifies a fixed fee of $50,000 for the first 25,000 hard drives, and an additional $5,000 for each incremental 10,000 drives. The company estimates a 65% chance of handling 25,000 drives or fewer, 30% chance of handling more than 25,000 drives but fewer than 35,000 drives, and 5% chance of handling more than 35,000 drives but fewer than 45,000 drives.
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Assuming that the company determines transaction price as the expected value of the consideration, what is Dr. Privacy's estimate of the transaction price for this contract?

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