The quantity of wheat demanded, per day, in a midwestern market during a certain marketing period is
Question:
The quantity of wheat demanded, per day, in a midwestern market during a certain marketing period is represented by
\(Q=100,000-12,500 P+V\) for \(\mathrm{p} \in[2,6]\), where
\(Q\) is quantity demanded in bushels; \(p\) is price/bushel; and
\(V\) is approximately normally distributed.
You know that the expected quantity demanded is given by
\(E(Q)=100,000-12,500\) p for \(p \in[2,6]\), and thus is a function of \(p\), and the variance of quantity demanded is \(\operatorname{var}(Q)=16 \times 10^{6}\).
(a) What is the mean and variance of \(V\) ?
(b) If \(p=4\), what is the probability that more than 50,000 bushels of wheat will be demanded?
(c) If \(p=4.50\), what is the probability that more than 50,000 bushels of wheat will be demanded?
(d) For quantity demanded to be greater than 50,000 bushels with probability .95 , what does \(p\) have to be?
(e) Is it possible that \(V\) could actually be normally distributed instead of only approximately normally distributed? Explain.
Step by Step Answer:
Mathematical Statistics For Economics And Business
ISBN: 9781461450221
2nd Edition
Authors: Ron C.Mittelhammer