Refer to the table below. If these are the only four price options for a pound of sugar, what is the expected value the price of a pound of sugar?



The above table provides the possible prices for a pound of sugar next year along with the associated probabilities (in percent).



A) $1.27

B) $1.25

C) $1.30

D) $1.32


A) $1.27

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