EBK STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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ISBN: 8220101456380
Author: Anderson
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 5, Problem 1CP
1.
To determine
Compute the
b.
To determine
Suggest an appropriate number of boxes in the weekly sample that must fail to meet the standard weight of banana flavored marshmallows in order to shut down the production if the goal is to be achieved.
c.
To determine
Find the level to which Ms. Finkel have to reduce the percentage of 16-ounce boxes of Go Bananas that fail to meet the standard weight of banana flavored marshmallows when the process is working properly in order to reduce the probability that at least five of the sampled boxes fail to meet the standard of 0.01 or less.
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An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to
transmit a signal in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing
Company makes 80% of the ELTS, the Bryant Company makes 15% of
them, and the Chartair Company makes the other 5%. The ELTS made
by Altigauge have a 4% rate of defects, the Bryant ELTS have a 6% rate
of defects, and the Chartair ELTS have a 9% rate of defects (which helps
to explain why Chartair has the lowest market share).
i)
If an ELT is randomly selected from the general population
of all ELTS, find the probability that it was made by the
Altigauge Manufacturing Company.
If a randomly selected ELT is then tested and is found to be
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defective, find the probability that it was made by the
Altigauge Manufacturing Company.
An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to transmit a
signal in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing Company makes 80% of
the ELTS, the Bryant Company makes 15% of them, and the Chartair Company makes
the other 5%. The ELTS made by Altigauge have a 4% rate of defects, the Bryant ELTS
have a 6% rate of defects, and the Chartair ELTS have a 9% rate of defects (which
helps to explain why Chartair has the lowest market share).
a. If an ELT is randomly selected from the general population of all ELTS, find the
probability that it was made by the Altigauge Manufacturing Company.
b. If a randomly selected ELT is then tested and is found to be defective, find the
probability that it was made by the Altigauge Manufacturing Company.
c. What is the probablity that a randomly selected ELT is defective?
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EBK STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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