[Solution] Overbooking problem. The Arms Hotel in South Africa has only 56 rooms. An unfilled room represents R500 (rands) a night in lost profit, whereas
Question: Overbooking problem.
The Arms Hotel in South Africa has only 56 rooms. An unfilled room represents R500 (rands) a night in lost profit, whereas every turn away due to a filled room costs R300 in ill will. If N reservations are accepted, the probability of N, N -1, and N-2 guests actually showing up is 0.2, 0.5, 0.3, respectively. How many reservations should be accepted?
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