ABC company has a contract to sell 200 bikes to a customer for $400 each and the customer has the right to return the bikes within 30 days for a full refund. Based on past experience the entity places the following probabilities on the number of bikes the customer is expected to return: Number of bikes returned                      Probability of outcome     0                                                              25%     1                                                              20%     2                                                              28%     3                                                              12%     4                                                             15%   Using the ‘expected value’ method, calculate the amount of revenue received from customers.    Note: Provide all the calculations, do not just write the final answer.

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ABC company has a contract to sell 200 bikes to a customer for $400 each and the customer has the right to return the bikes within 30 days for a full refund. Based on past experience the entity places the following probabilities on the number of bikes the customer is expected to return:

Number of bikes returned                      Probability of outcome  

  0                                                              25%  

  1                                                              20%  

  2                                                              28%  

  3                                                              12%  

  4                                                             15%  

Using the ‘expected value’ method, calculate the amount of revenue received from customers. 

 

Note: Provide all the calculations, do not just write the final answer.

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