A Cell Phone Company Offers a Simple Extended Warranty Plan

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Essay

A cell phone company offers a simple extended warranty plan. If your phone is damaged, they will repair it for up to $50. If you lose or destroy your phone, they will give you a $200 voucher towards a new phone. The company believes that 5% of customers will need the replacement voucher and 10% will request a repair.
-What are the mean and standard deviation for the profit on a 1000 plans?

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Definitions:

Income Redistribution

The transfer of income from certain individuals or groups to others through government policies like taxation and social benefits.

Government Securities

Financial instruments issued by a government to finance its expenditure, including bonds, bills, and notes.

U.S. Citizens

Individuals who either were born in the United States or have gone through the naturalization process to legally attain citizenship status in the United States.

National Debt

The total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed by various means, including foreign governments and private investors.