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A Company Bids on Two Contracts B) 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}

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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}
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}
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}
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}
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}

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