A consulting firm submitted a bid for a large research project. The firm's management initially felt they had a 50-50 chance of
getting the project. However, the agency to which the bid was submitted subsequently requested additional information on the bid. Past experience indicates that for 80% of the successful bids and 35% of the unsuccessful bids the agency requested additional information. a. What is the prior probability of the bid being successful (that is, prior to the request for additional information)
