The Owner of a Small Convenience Store Is Trying to Decide

question 20

Short Answer

The owner of a small convenience store is trying to decide whether to discontinue selling magazines. He suspects that only 5% of the customers buy a magazine and thinks that he might be able to use the display space to sell something more profitable. Before making a final decision he decides that for one day he'll keep track of the number of customers and whether or not they buy a magazine.
-What is the probability that at least 5 of his first 50 customers buy magazines?

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Definitions:

Market Short-Run Supply

The total quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at current prices in the short run, considering fixed and variable costs.

Units of Output

The individual items or quantities produced by a process or system.

Short-Run Elasticity

The responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price over a short period.

Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the amount of the good that suppliers are willing to produce and sell.