A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes?
A) 0.367879
B) 0.50
C) 0.60810
D) 0.632121

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The Answer of A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes?
A) 0.367879
B) 0.50
C) 0.60810
D) 0.632121

A Catalog Company That Receives the Majority of Its Orders