1) An executive in a company makes on an average 5 telephone calls per hour at a cost of rupees 2 per cell. The probability that in any hour the cost of the calls exceeds a sum of rupees 4 is A) 2e4−352e5 B) 2e5−372e5 C) 1−35e4 D) 1−(18.5)e5 Answer: Option BExplanation: The number of telephone calls per hour is a random variable mean =5 The required probability is given by P(r>2)=1−P(r≤2)=1−∑2r=0e−5.5rr! =1−[500!+511!+522!]1e5=1−372e5=2e5−372e5