Harrison Water Sports Has Three Retail Outlets: Seattle, Portland, and Phoenix

Multiple Choice

Harrison Water Sports has three retail outlets: Seattle, Portland, and Phoenix. The Seattle store does 50 percent of the total sales in a year, while the Portland store does 35 percent of the total sales. Further analysis indicates that of the sales in Seattle, 20 percent are in boat accessories. The percentage of boat accessories at the Portland store is 30 and the percentage at the Phoenix store is 25. If a sales dollar is recorded as a boat accessory, the probability that the sale was made at the Portland store is:

A) slightly greater than 0.43
B) 0.35
C) 0.2425
D) None of the above