Find the expected value to the company per policy sold (round to the nearest dollar)  If the company sells 20,000 policies, what is the expected profit or loss

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Chapter12: Probability
Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem
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An insurance policy sells for $3,200 for a family of 5. Based on past data, an average of 1 in 40 policyholders will file a $10,000 claim, and average of 3 out of 400 will file a $50,000 claim and 2 out of 2,500 will file a $100,000 claim

Find the expected value to the company per policy sold (round to the nearest dollar) 

If the company sells 20,000 policies, what is the expected profit or loss

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