Bowers Ch 3

Erica.Wheeler@uticanational.com
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:20:00 -0500

Can anyone give me a better explanation of the answer for Bowers 3 C10 than
what is in the CAS Manual?

Light bulbs burn out according to the following table:
l = 1,000,000 l = 800,000 l = 600,000 l = 300,000 l = 0
0 1 2 3 4

A new plant has 2500 light bulbs. Burned out light bulbs are replaced with
new light bulbs at the end of each year. What is the expected number of new
light bulbs that will be needed at the end of year 3?

The answer is 970.