Question: The project involves a home purchaser who has to decide in buying one of two relatively similar houses. Information related to the two houses are

The project involves a home purchaser who has to decide in buying one of two relatively similar houses. Information related to the two houses are provided below:
House A (Bad Condition): Priced at $335,000
House B (Good Condition): Priced at $400,000
The purchaser conducted research about the potential renovation costs for the two houses. The purchasers research resulted in the table below:
Renovation Outcome
House A
House B
Cost,
Probability,
Cost,
Probability,
Renovations Done by Buyer
$65,000
0.05
$5,000
0.10
Renovations Done by Contractor
$120,000
0.80
$10,000
0.80
Renovations Done by Byer and Contractor
$80,000
0.10
$5,000
0.09
Renovation Allowance
-$5000
0.05
-$5,000
0.01
Answer the following questions and provide your computations for parts 1-7:
[15 pts] Find expected renovation cost for House A
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