An investment company assesses the probability of various outcomes for the profitability of a project according to the following table:
Profit $ Probability
1m 0.4
2m 0.5
4m 0.1
The Expected Value of profit for this project is
A. $1.5m
B. $1.6m
C. $1.8m
D $2.0m
Choose between A-D and explain how did you arrive at the answer?