A proposed exploratory well for oil will cost $1 million to drill. A large oil deposit would

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A proposed exploratory well for oil will cost $1 million to drill. A large oil deposit would be worth $20 million and a small oil deposit would be worth $2 million; the probabilities of these events are .04 and .10 respectively. If no oil is found, the drillers can collect $200,000 in dry hole money from the owners ofnearby leases.

What is the expected profit from drilling?

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