A Retailer Is Deciding How Many of a Certain Product

question 72

Multiple Choice

A retailer is deciding how many of a certain product to stock. The historical probability distribution of sales for this product is 0 units, 0.2; 1 unit, 0.3; 2 units, 0.4, and 3 units, 0.1. The product costs $8 per unit and sells for $25 per unit. The largest conditional value (profit) in the entire payoff table for this scenario is

• A) $-24 profit
• B) $-8 profit
• C) $17 profit
• D) $51 profit
• E) $75 profit

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Independent

Not influenced or controlled by others; capable of thinking or acting for oneself.

Standard Deviations

A statistical measure indicating the dispersion or spread of a set of numbers from their mean; it shows how much variation there is from the average.

Independent

Not influenced by or subject to another, capable of thinking or acting for oneself.

Standard Deviations

An estimator of the dispersion level or variability in a sequence of numbers.