Suppose you have $200 with which you can buy shares of stock from two companies: ABC Hot Chocolate Company and XYZ Lemonade. Each company's stock currently sells for $100 per share. If the temperature next year is lower than average, the stock price for ABC will increase by $20, and the stock price for XYZ will not change. If the temperature next year is higher than average, the stock price for XYZ will increase by $20, and the stock price for ABC will not change. There is a 50 percent chance that it will be colder than average next year, and a 25 percent chance that it will be warmer than average. If you purchase two shares of ABC stock and no shares of XYZ stock, your expected gain will be ________.
A. $40
B. $30
C. $0
D. $20
Answer: D
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