Suppose the Probability of a Major Earthquake on a Given

question 45

Multiple Choice

Suppose the probability of a major earthquake on a given day is 1 out of 10,000.What's the expected number of earthquakes in the next 2,000 days?

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Definitions:

Zero Marginal Cost

The situation in which producing an additional unit of a good or service does not incur any additional cost.

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not change with the level of production or output, such as rent, salaries, and loan payments.

Patent

A legal right granted to an inventor that provides exclusive commercial rights to an invention or process for a certain period.

Inverse Demand Function

A mathematical formula that expresses the price of a good or service as a function of the quantity demanded, demonstrating how price is influenced by changes in demand.