[Solution Library] A manufacturer of electronic calculators offers a one-year warranty. If the calculator fails for any reason during this period, it is replaced.


Question:

A manufacturer of electronic calculators offers a one-year warranty. If the calculator fails for any reason during this period, it is replaced. The time to failure, x (in years), is well modeled by the following probability distribution:

\[f\left( x \right)=0.5{{e}^{-0.5x}}\] , \[x>0\]
  1. What percentage of the calculators will fail within the warranty period?
  2. The manufacturing cost of a calculator is $50. At what price should the manufacturer sell the calculator to have a net profit of $25 per calculator, after budgeting for warranty repair costs?

Price: $2.99
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