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The Distribution of the Number of Loaves of Bread Sold

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The distribution of the number of loaves of bread sold per week by a large bakery over the past 5 years has a mean of 7,750 and a standard deviation of 145 loaves.Suppose a random sample of n = 40 weeks has been selected.What is the approximate probability that the mean number of loaves sold in the sampled weeks exceeds 7,895 loaves?


Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The additional revenue that a company earns from selling one more unit of a good or service.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that consumers are willing and able to purchase.

Equilibrium Price

The price point in the market where the amount of goods being offered is equal to the amount being sought by consumers.

Monopoly Supply Curve

A theoretical concept indicating that a monopoly does not have a traditional supply curve because its output decision depends on the demand it faces and its cost structure.

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