Question: The Fruit & Vegetable Store is a store that specializes in selling fresh fruit and vegetables. It sells a gourmet variety of fresh tomatoes, costing

The Fruit & Vegetable Store is a store that specializes in selling fresh fruit and vegetables. It
sells a gourmet variety of fresh tomatoes, costing $3.15 per pound and selling for a price of
$4.35 per pound. The tomatoes are delivered at the beginning of a week. At the end of each
week any left-over tomatoes are sold to a wholesaler for $1.65 per pound. Based on recent
history, the weekly demand for the tomatoes in pounds is given by the following distribution:
Demand 1011121314151617181920
Probability 3%6%9%11%12%15%16%13%8%5%2%
The manager has decided to limit her/his choices to ordering either 12,15, or 18 pounds of
the tomatoes. She has asked you to recommend what she should do. Answer the following
questions.

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