A company estimates that 0.6% of their products will fail after the original warranty period but within 2 years of the purchase, with a replacement cost of $500. If they offer a 2 year extended warranty for $33, what is the company's expected value of each warranty sold?
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This probability is given as 0.6%, which can be expressed as a decimal: \[ P(\text{failure}) = 0.006 \] Show more…
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