Historical Data Show That the Average Number of Patient Arrivals

question 76

Multiple Choice

Historical data show that the average number of patient arrivals at the intensive care unit of General Hospital is 3 patients every two hours. Assume that the patient arrivals are distributed according to a Poisson distribution. Determine the probability of 6 patients arriving in a five-hour period.

• A) .136
• B) .109
• C) .246
• D) .001

Understand the role of the "invisible hand" in competitive markets and its impact on efficiency and innovation.

Understand the concepts of equilibrium, total revenues, and opportunity costs in purely competitive markets.

Identify the characteristics of a purely competitive market at long-run equilibrium.

Differentiate between productive and allocative efficiency in the context of a purely competitive market.

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