Annual profit (P) is the product of total annual sales (S) and profit per unit sold (X);

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Annual profit (P) is the product of total annual sales (S) and profit per unit sold (X); that is, P = X·S. It is desired to know the probability distribution of the random variable P when X and Shave the following assumed probability mass functions (X and S are independent):

X (Unit Profit) S (Annual Sales) Value Probability Value Probability 0.05 5 0.4 1 0.45 6. 0.2 0.30 0.4 3 0.20

What are the mean, variance, and standard deviation of the probability distribution for annual profit, P?

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Engineering Economy

ISBN: 978-0133439274

16th edition

Authors: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling

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