A small store has kept data for many months on profits on individual customerinteractions. The store is trying to decide whether its current business model isprofitable. Their data shows that• 8% of customer interactions result in a loss of $41; (This happens becausecustomers visit the store and use store and employee resources withoutbuying anything.)• 11% of customer interactions result in a profit of $12;• 7% of customer interactions result in a profit of $46;• 6% of customer interactions result in a profit of $39; andthe remaining customer interactions result in a profit of $76.What is the average profit per customer interaction? Round your answer to thenearest penny.

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