The probability that a new advertising campaign will increase sales is assessed as being 0.80.The
Probability that the cost of developing the new ad campaign can be kept within the original
Budget allocation is 0.40.Assuming that the two events are independent, the probability that
Neither the cost is kept within budget nor the campaign will increase sales is:
A) 0.12
B) 0.32
C) 0.68
D) 0.88

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The probability that neither event occurs is the product of the probabilities of each event not occurring: (1 - 0.80) * (1 - 0.40) = 0.20 * 0.60 = 0.12.

The Probability That a New Advertising Campaign Will Increase Sales