College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
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A customer buys a $463.38 entertainment device from a department store. The department store sells 2-year warranties for the purchase for $38 and, based on past recor estimates that there a 5.6% chance that the warranty will be used to replace a broken device. Calculate the expected value of the store's profit on each one of these warrant sold. Use two decimal place accuracy.
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