Suppose a Man Has Ordered Twelve 1-Gallon Paint Cans of a Particular

question 6

Multiple Choice

Suppose a man has ordered twelve 1-gallon paint cans of a particular color (lilac) from the local paint store in order to paint his mother's house. Unknown to the man, three of these cans contains an incorrect mix of paint. For this weekend's big project, the man randomly selects four of these 1-gallon cans to paint his mother's living room. Let $x =$ the number of the paint cans selected that are defective. Unknown to the man, $x$ follows a hypergeometric distribution. Find the standard deviation of this distribution.

• A) 0.297
• B) 1
• C) 0.545
• D) 0.739

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity produced, incorporating both fixed and variable costs.

Average Fixed Cost

The constant costs of producing (which remain the same regardless of output volume) shared among the produced output units.

Average Variable Cost

Variable costs, which fluctuate based on production volume, divided by the total number of units produced.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the total quantity of output produced, representing the per-unit cost of production.