My macbook pro is hot?

I just bought a macbook pro 13'' non retina display. (I am using it now) so far it has been very good. It is smooth and quick but I am worried about the heat. I have it in a very airated area and it is sitting on a desk. I downloaded istat as a widget and found these things. The exhaust fan is travelling at 2000rpm, it says it is 32 degrees celcius, the ambient is 33 degrees celcius, everything else is about 30 degrees and my mem module A1 is 40 degrees. Anyway I am worried because it is very airated, I am not doing much on it, and not much is in activity log yet it is very hot at the bottoM. Were the tempratures I stated quite normal, and if they are not do I have a deffective laptop?

The data that you initially reported shows that your MBP is operating normally and as expected. The fan speed will range from a low of 2000 rpm to about 6200 rpm dependent upon the heat being generated in the MBP.
Heat within the MBP will range from the high 30's° c to about 105° c when thermal shutdown will occur. When performing lightweight activity such as word processing and Internet browsing, one may expect temperatures in the 40* - 50* c range. If one is engaged in games, using Skype or other heavy weight applications, temperatures in the 90* c range are common. Fan speeds naturally will increase in those conditions.
This is an image of my MBP iStat pro as I write this response:
Ciao.

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