Dell Computers Receives Large Shipments of Microprocessors from Intel Corp

question 104

Multiple Choice

Dell Computers receives large shipments of microprocessors from Intel Corp. It must try to ensure the proportion of microprocessors that are defective is small. Suppose Dell decides to test five microprocessors out of a shipment of thousands of these microprocessors. Suppose that if at least one of the microprocessors is defective, the shipment is returned. Calculate the probability that the entire shipment will be kept by Dell even though the shipment has 10% defective microprocessors.

• A) 0.3995
• B) 0.3979
• C) 0.5905
• D) 0.4550

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