Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 44

Practice objective / multiple choice question 44 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 44 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

In a public procurement process, a corrupt official can embezzle a fixed amount of \(\text{₦}5\) million per contract. The probability of being caught for each contract is \(0.08\), and if caught the official must pay a fine equal to three times the embezzled amount and also loses future earning potential worth \(\text{₦}12\) million. The official is considering submitting \(4\) independent contracts. Assuming independence, calculate the expected net gain (in millions of naira) from the corruption scheme and state whether the expected gain is positive.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 9.76
B. 11.36
C. 8.24
D. 10.00
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
9.76

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 44. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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