Use the Following Two Probability Distributions for Sales of a Firm

question 35

Multiple Choice

Use the following two probability distributions for sales of a firm to answer the following question: $$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Sales } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Disilibisiont } \\\text { Probabildy }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Dilribulion2 } \\\text { Probabilly }\end{array} \\\hline 2,000 & 0.05 & 0.05 \\3,000 & 0.20 & 0.15 \\4,000 & 0.50 & 0.20 \\5,000 & 0.20 & 0.35 \\6,000 & 0.05 & 0.25\end{array}$$ The coefficients of variation for Distributions 1 and 2 are,respectively,___________ and ___________,so Distribution ______ has MORE risk relative to its mean.

• A)0.22; 0.25; 2
• B)0.22; 0.25; 1
• C)0.31; 0.44; 1
• D)0.31; 0.44; 2

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