Digitalis is a technology company that makes high-end computer processors. Their newest processor, the luteA, is going to be sold directly to the public. The processor is to be sold for $5400, making Digitalis a profit of $594. Unfortunately there was a manufacturing flaw, and some of these luteA processors are defective and cannot be repaired. On these defective processors, Digitalis is going to give the customer a full refund. Suppose that for each luteA there is a 13% chance that it is defective and an 87% chance that it is not defective.
If Digitalis knows it will sell many of these processors, should it expect to make or lose money from selling them? How much?
To answer, take into account the profit earned on each processor and the expected value of the amount refunded due to the processor being defective.
A. Digitalis can expect to make money from selling these processors.
in the long run, they should except to make __ dollars on each processor sold
B. Digitalis can expect to lose money from selling these processors.
in the long run, they should except to lose __ dollars on each processor sold
C. Digitalis should expect to neither make nor lose money from selling these processors.
1 answer
In the long run, they should expect to neither make nor lose money on each processor sold.