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Exercise 6

Avg difficulty 2.5

A company wants to offer a 3-year extended warranty in case their product fails after the original warranty period but within 3 years of the purchase. They estimate that 0.5% of their products will fail during that time, and it will cost them $400 to replace a failed product. If they charge $60 for the extended warranty, what is the company's expected profit or loss on each warranty sold?

Lee et al., Math in Society, §4.3 Expected Value, Exercise 6

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