Leonard Presbys newsstand uses naive forecasting to order tomorrows papers. The number of newspapers ordered corresponds to

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Leonard Presby€™s newsstand uses naive forecasting to order tomorrow€™s papers. The number of newspapers ordered corresponds to the previous day€™s demands. Today€™s demand for papers was 22. Presby buys the newspapers for $.20 and sells them for $.50. Whenever there is unsatisfied demand, Presby estimates the lost goodwill cost at $.10. Complete the accompanying table, and answer the questions that follow.
Demand Probability
21 ........... .25
22 ........... .15
23 ........... .10
24 ........... .20
25 ........... .30

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(a) What is the demand on day 3?
(b) What is the total net profit at the end of the 6 days?
(c) What is the lost goodwill on day 6?
(d) What is the net profit on day 2?
(e) How many papers has Presby ordered for day5?

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