The lifetime of a bulb is modeled as a Poisson variable. You have two bulbs types A and B with expected lifetime 0.25 years and 0.5 years, respectively. When a bulb's life ends, it stops working. You start with new bulb of type A at the start of the year. When it stops working, you replace it with a bulb of type B. When it breaks, you replace with a type A bulb, then a type B bulb, and so on.

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The lifetime of a bulb is modeled as a Poisson variable. You have two bulbs types
A and B with expected lifetime 0.25 years and 0.5 years, respectively. When a
bulb's life ends, it stops working. You start with new bulb of type A at the start of
the year. When it stops working, you replace it with a bulb of type B. When it
breaks, you replace with a type A bulb, then a type B bulb, and so on.
Transcribed Image Text:The lifetime of a bulb is modeled as a Poisson variable. You have two bulbs types A and B with expected lifetime 0.25 years and 0.5 years, respectively. When a bulb's life ends, it stops working. You start with new bulb of type A at the start of the year. When it stops working, you replace it with a bulb of type B. When it breaks, you replace with a type A bulb, then a type B bulb, and so on.
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