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Cost-optimal cutoff with a wider spread

A sensor reads XX. Under "normal" (H0H_0), XNormal(10,2)X \sim \text{Normal}(10, 2) with prior π0=0.95\pi_0 = 0.95. Under "fault" (H1H_1), XNormal(18,2)X \sim \text{Normal}(18, 2) with prior π1=0.05\pi_1 = 0.05. A false alarm costs 22 units; a missed fault costs 5050 units. You declare "fault" when X>cX > c.

Find the cost-minimizing cutoff cc.

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