Random variable


Assignment:

Kroger at Scottsville Road makes fresh pumpkin pies each morning. The daily demand for these pies is a random variable with a distribution estimated from manager Mike's experience given by

Number of pumpkin Probability      pies sold in one day

0                                            0.05

5                                            0.15

10                                          0.10

15                                          0.05

20                                          0.20

25                                          0.10

30                                          0.15

35                                          0.05

40                                          0.10

45                                          0.05

Mike knows that the cost of making one pumpkin pie is about $4. In the store, pumpkin pies are sold for $10 each. At the end of the day, unsold pumpkin pies are sold to Bowling Green food bank for $1 each. Determine the average number of pumpkin pies sold to Bowling Green food bank (Average Overstock).

A.        1

B.        2

C.       2.5

D.       3.5

E.       5.5

F.       7.5

G.       8.5

H.       10

I.       12.5

J.       15

K.      17.5

L.      20.5

Mike knows that the cost of making one pumpkin pie is about $4. In the store, pumpkin pies are sold for $10 each. At the end of the day, unsold pumpkin pies are sold to Bowling Green food bank for $1 each. How many pumpkin pies should Kroger make at the start of each day?

A.    0

B.    5

C.   10

D.   15

E.    20

F.    25

G.   30

H.   35

I.    40

J.   45

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