Tennis rackets and tennis balls are:
A vendor offered Wyatt Co. $25,000 compensation for losses resulting from faulty raw materials.
Alternately, a lawyer offered to represent Wyatt in a lawsuit against the vendor for a $12,000 retainer and 50% of any award over $35,000. Possible court awards with their associated probabilities are:

Compared to accepting the vendor's offer, the expected value for Wyatt to litigate the matter to verdict provides a: