A business executive, transferred from Chicago to Atlanta, needs to sell her house in Chicago quickly. The executive's employer has offered to buy the house for $210,000, but the offer expires at the end of the week. The executive does not currently have a better offer, but can afford to leave the house on the market for another month. From conversations with her realtor, the executive believes the price she will get by leaving the house on the market for another month is uniformly distributed between $200,000 and $225,000. a. If she leaves the house on the market for another month, what is the probability density function for the sales price? Note: x is in thousands of dollars. 1 for 200

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A business executive, transferred from Chicago to Atlanta, needs to sell her house in Chicago quickly. The executive's employer has offered to buy the house for $210,000, but the offer expires at the end of the week. The executive does not currently have a better offer but can afford to leave the house on the market for another month. From conversations with her realtor, the executive believes the price she will get by leaving the house on the market for another month is uniformly distributed between $200,000 and $225,000.

**a. If she leaves the house on the market for another month, what is the probability density function for the sales price? Note: \( x \) is in thousands of dollars.**

1. \[
f(x) = 
  \begin{cases} 
   \frac{1}{25} & \text{for } 200 \leq x \leq 225 \\
   0 & \text{elsewhere} 
  \end{cases}
\]

2. \[
f(x) = 
  \begin{cases} 
   \frac{1}{210} & \text{for } 200 \leq x \leq 225 \\
   0 & \text{elsewhere} 
  \end{cases}
\]

3. \[
f(x) = 
  \begin{cases} 
   \frac{1}{25} & \text{for } 200 \leq x \leq 210 \\
   0 & \text{elsewhere} 
  \end{cases}
\]

- **Select your answer -**

**b. If she leaves it on the market for another month, what is the probability she will get at least $215,000 for the house (to 2 decimals)?**

\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \]

**c. If she leaves it on the market for another month, what is the probability she will get less than $210,000 (to 2 decimals)?**

\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \]

**d. Should the executive leave the house on the market for another month? Why or why not?**

- **Select your answer -**
  - Yes, the expected selling price is higher than $210,000
  - No, the selling price has a 0.4 probability of being less than $210,000
  -
Transcribed Image Text:A business executive, transferred from Chicago to Atlanta, needs to sell her house in Chicago quickly. The executive's employer has offered to buy the house for $210,000, but the offer expires at the end of the week. The executive does not currently have a better offer but can afford to leave the house on the market for another month. From conversations with her realtor, the executive believes the price she will get by leaving the house on the market for another month is uniformly distributed between $200,000 and $225,000. **a. If she leaves the house on the market for another month, what is the probability density function for the sales price? Note: \( x \) is in thousands of dollars.** 1. \[ f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{25} & \text{for } 200 \leq x \leq 225 \\ 0 & \text{elsewhere} \end{cases} \] 2. \[ f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{210} & \text{for } 200 \leq x \leq 225 \\ 0 & \text{elsewhere} \end{cases} \] 3. \[ f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{25} & \text{for } 200 \leq x \leq 210 \\ 0 & \text{elsewhere} \end{cases} \] - **Select your answer -** **b. If she leaves it on the market for another month, what is the probability she will get at least $215,000 for the house (to 2 decimals)?** \[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \] **c. If she leaves it on the market for another month, what is the probability she will get less than $210,000 (to 2 decimals)?** \[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \] **d. Should the executive leave the house on the market for another month? Why or why not?** - **Select your answer -** - Yes, the expected selling price is higher than $210,000 - No, the selling price has a 0.4 probability of being less than $210,000 -
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