When Dealing with the Number of Occurrences of an Event

question 52

Multiple Choice

When dealing with the number of occurrences of an event over a specified interval of time or space and when the occurrence or nonoccurrence in any interval is independent of the occurrence or nonoccurrence in any other interval, the appropriate probability distribution is a _____.

• A) binomial distribution
• B) Poisson distribution
• C) normal distribution
• D) hypergeometric probability distribution

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Definitions:

Selling Expenses

Costs incurred directly in the selling of goods or services, including advertising, sales commissions, and promotional materials.

Markup

The difference between the cost of a good or service and its selling price, expressed as a percentage of the cost.

Cost-Plus Approach

A pricing strategy where a fixed percentage is added to the production cost to determine the sale price of a product.

Bottleneck

A stage in a process that reduces the overall capacity because it runs at the slowest speed.