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Chapter 5: Q 66. (page 332)

Income tax returns Here is the distribution of the adjusted gross income (in thousands of dollars) reported on individual federal income tax returns in a recent year:

a. What is the probability that a randomly chosen return shows an adjusted gross income of \(50,000 or more?

b. Given that a return shows an income of at least \)50,000, what is the conditional

probability that the income is at least $100,000?

Short Answer

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a. Probability shows an adjusted gross income of $50,000or more is 0.321

b. Required conditional probability is0.3302

Step by step solution

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Given Information

It is given that

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Determining Probability for the randomly chosen return shows an adjusted gross income of $ 50,000 or more. 

As per addition rule

P(AorB)=P(A)+P(B)

From table, probability of adjusted gross income of 50-99(in thousands of$)

P(50-99)=0.215

Similarly P(100-499)=0.100

P(鈮�500)=0.006

Now, P(income>$50,000)=P(>50)

=P(50-99)+P(100-499)+P(鈮�500)

=0.215+0.100+0.006

=0.321

Hence, Probability shows an adjusted gross income of$50,000or more is0.321

03

Conditional Probability for income is at least $100,000

We know that P(A鈭�B)=P(AandB)P(B)

From above part: P(income>$50,000)=0.321

As return shows income of atleast $50,000

鈬�P(鈮�$50,000and鈮�$100,000)=P(鈮�$100,000)

=P(100-499)+P(鈮�500)

=0.100+0.006

=0.106

Using Conditional Probability

P(鈮�$100,000鈭�鈮�$50,000)=P(鈮�$50,000and鈮�$1,00,000)P(鈮�$50,000)

=0.1060.321

鈮�0.3302

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