What Is the Variance of the Exponential Distribution

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is the variance of the exponential distribution?

• A) λ
• B) λ²
• C) 1/λ
• D) 1/λ²
• E) λ!

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Definitions:

Gross Profit

The difference between revenue and the cost of making a product or providing a service, before deducting overheads, payroll, taxation, and interest payments.

Inventory Costing Method

A method used to assign costs to inventory, affecting how costs are reported in the financial statements.

Year-End Purchase

Acquisitions or purchases made by a company close to the end of its fiscal year, often impacting the annual financial statements.

LIFO Cost of Goods Sold

An inventory costing method where the last items placed in inventory are considered the first ones sold, affecting the cost of goods sold during a period.