The Net Profit from a Certain Investment Is Normally Distributed

question 101

Multiple Choice

The net profit from a certain investment is normally distributed with a mean of $10,000 and a standard deviation of $5,000. The probability that the investor will have a net loss is:

• A) 0.4772
• B) 0.9544
• C) 0.0228
• D) 0.9772
• E) 1.0

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