A Manufacturer of Power Tools Claims That the Average Amount

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Short Answer

A manufacturer of power tools claims that the average amount of time required to assemble their top-of-the-line table saw is 80 minutes with a standard deviation of 40 minutes. Suppose a random sample of 64 purchasers of this table saw is taken. The probability that the sample mean will be between 77 and 89 minutes is_____ .

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Definitions:

FICA Taxes

Taxes imposed by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, funding Social Security and Medicare programs, withheld from employees’ pay and matched by employers.

Medicare Taxes

Taxes collected from employees and employers to fund the Medicare program, which provides healthcare benefits to retirees.

State Income Taxes

Taxes imposed by individual states on the income generated by businesses and individuals within that state.

Liability Account

A type of accounting record that shows the obligations or debts a company owes to others.