Suppose that there is a 20 percent change that George's coffee shop will make $9000 in profits in January and a 40 percent chance it will make 1000 profits and a 40 percent chance that it will make -$1000 in profits (i.e., it will lose $1000). Calculate the coffee shop's expected profits

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Suppose that there is a 20 percent change that George's coffee shop will make $9000 in profits in January and a 40 percent chance it will make 1000 profits and a 40 percent chance that it will make -$1000 in profits (i.e., it will lose $1000).

Calculate the coffee shop's expected profits 

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