TEACHER-GUIDE-VERIFIED · TG-V9-083

8. Plan A has 2.4% failure risk and costs 1,800 units. Plan B has 1.2% risk and costs 2,100. Compute extra cost per percentage point of risk reduction.

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Solution: Risk reduction=1.2 percentage points. Extra cost=300. Cost per point=300/1.2=250 units per percentage point.

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Compare Cost per Percentage Point of Risk Reduction (TG-V9-083)

Plan B costs300 units more and reduces risk by1.2 percentage points. Divide300 by1.2 to get250 units per percentage point; distinguish the absolute difference from50% relative risk reduction.

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