Myers Business Systems is evaluating the introduction of a new product. The possible levels of unit sales and the probabilities of their occurrence are given next: Possible Market Reaction Low response Moderate response High response Very high response Expected value Sales in Units 25 units Standard deviation a. What is the expected value of unit sales for the new product? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole unit. 35 40 70 Probabilities 0.40 0.20 units 0.10 0.30 b. What is the standard deviation of unit sales? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

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Myers Business Systems is evaluating the introduction of a new product. The possible levels of unit sales and the probabilities of their
occurrence are given next:
Possible Market Reaction
Low response
Moderate response
High response
Very high response
Expected value
Sales in
Units
25
units
Standard deviation
a. What is the expected value of unit sales for the new product?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole unit.
35
40
70
Probabilities
0.40
units
0.20
0.10
0.30
b. What is the standard deviation of unit sales?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:Myers Business Systems is evaluating the introduction of a new product. The possible levels of unit sales and the probabilities of their occurrence are given next: Possible Market Reaction Low response Moderate response High response Very high response Expected value Sales in Units 25 units Standard deviation a. What is the expected value of unit sales for the new product? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole unit. 35 40 70 Probabilities 0.40 units 0.20 0.10 0.30 b. What is the standard deviation of unit sales? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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