5.34 An oil exploration firm is to drill 10 wells, with each well having probability 0.1 of...
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5.34 An oil exploration firm is to drill 10 wells, with each well having probability 0.1 of successfully producing oil. It costs the firm $10,000 to drill each well.
A successful well will bring in oil worth $500,000.
a Find the firm’s expected gain from the 10 wells.
b Find the standard deviation of the firm’s gain.
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Probability And Statistics For Engineers
ISBN: 9781133006909
5th Edition
Authors: Richard L Scheaffer, Madhuri Mulekar, James T McClave, Cecie Starr
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