Compute expected costs of the two options


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Q: Leah Johnson, director of Legal Services of Brookline, wants to increase capacity to provide free legal advice but must decide whether to do so by hiring another full-time lawyer or by using part-time lawyers. The table below shows the expected costs of the two options for three possible demand levels:

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Low Demand

Medium Demand

High Demand

Hire full-time Hire part-time Probabilities

$300
$ 0
.2

$500
5350
.5

$ 700
51.000
.3

Using expected value, what should Ms. Johnson do?

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