Suppose we are interested in bidding on a piece of land and we know one other bidder is interested. The seller announced that the highest bid in excess of $9,900 will be accepted. Assume that the competitor's bid is a random variable that is uniformly distributed between $9,900 and $14,900. a. Suppose you bid $12,000. What is the probability that your bid will be accepted (to 2 decimals)? b. Suppose you bid $14,000. What is the probability that your bid will be accepted (to 2 decimals)? c. What amount should you bid to maximize the probability that you get the property?

Suppose we are interested in bidding on a piece of land and we know one other bidder is interested. The seller announced that the highest bid in excess of $9,900 will be accepted. Assume that the competitor's bid is a random variable that is uniformly distributed between $9,900 and $14,900. a. Suppose you bid $12,000. What is the probability that your bid will be accepted (to 2 decimals)? b. Suppose you bid $14,000. What is the probability that your bid will be accepted (to 2 decimals)? c. What amount should you bid to maximize the probability that you get the property?

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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