185 Purchasing microchips. An important component of your desktop or laptop personal computer (PC) is a microchip.

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185 Purchasing microchips. An important component of your desktop or laptop personal computer (PC) is a microchip.

The next table gives the proportions of microchips that a certain PC manufacturer purchases from seven suppliers

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a. It is known that the proportions of defective microchips produced by the seven suppliers are .001, .0003, .0007, .006, .0002, .0002, and .001, respectively. If a single PC microchip failure is observed, which supplier is most likely responsible?

b. Suppose the seven suppliers produce defective microchips at the same rate, .0005. If a single PC microchip failure is observed, which supplier is most likely responsible?

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ISBN: 9781292022659

12th International Edition

Authors: James T Mcclave, Terry Sincich

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