First investment yields a gain, Macroeconomics

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An investor has a choice of 2 investment opportunities. The first investment yields a gain of $2800 with probability of 0.37, a gain of $1100 with probability of 0.27, and otherwise a loss of $800. Investment #2 yields a gain of $2000 with probability of .2, $400 with a probability of .7, and a loss of $1000 with a probability of 0.1. What is the expected dollar gain or loss of investment #1? (please express your answer using 2 decimal places).

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