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The Quality Control Inspector for a Tire Factory Is Testing

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The quality control inspector for a tire factory is testing the rim diameter of various tires.A tire is rejected if its rim diameter varies too much from its expected measure.The diameter should not differ by more than 0.11 inch or by more than of the expected diameter measure.Find the widest range of allowable values for the actual diameter if the expected diameter is 16.000 inches.Round to the nearest thousandth.

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Definitions:

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by many firms selling products that are similar but not identical, allowing for competition on factors other than just price, such as quality and marketing.

Bertrand Model

Oligopoly model in which firms produce a homogeneous good, each firm treats the price of its competitors as fixed, and all firms decide simultaneously what price to charge.

Duopolists

Firms or entities that operate in a duopoly, a market structure characterized by only two producers or sellers of a particular good or service.

Nash Model

A concept in game theory where each participant's strategy is optimal given the strategies of all other participants, leading to a situation of equilibrium.