document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=366940>Question 366940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A lab orders a shipment of 100 rats a week, 52 weeks a year, from a rat supplier for experiments that the lab conducts.  Prices for each weekly shipment of rats follow the distribution  below:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Price           10        12.50      15.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability     0.2        0.3       0.5\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "How much should the lab budget for the next year's rat orders assuming this distribution does not change.  Find the expected price. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #261620 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=261620\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The expected price is equal to 10*0.2 + 12.50*0.3 + 15*0.5 = 13.25, this is the expected price for the weekly shipment of rats. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );