11. A mutual fund company offers its customers a variety of funds: a money-market fund, three different
Question:
11. A mutual fund company offers its customers a variety of funds: a money-market fund, three different bond funds
(short, intermediate, and long-term), two stock funds (moderate and high-risk), and a balanced fund. Among customers who own shares in just one fund, the percentages of customers in the different funds are as follows:
Money-market 20% High-risk stock 18%
Short bond 15% Moderate-risk stock 25%
Intermediate Balanced 7%
bond 10%
Long bond 5%
A customer who owns shares in just one fund is randomly selected.
a. What is the probability that the selected individual owns shares in the balanced fund?
b. What is the probability that the individual owns shares in a bond fund?
c. What is the probability that the selected individual does not own shares in a stock fund?
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Probability And Statistics For Engineering And The Sciences
ISBN: 9781133169345
8th Edition
Authors: Jay L Devore, Roger Ellsbury