What Type of Probability Distribution Will the Consulting Firm Most

question 35

Multiple Choice

What type of probability distribution will the consulting firm most likely employ to analyze the insurance claims in the following problem? An insurance company has called a consulting firm to determine if the company has an unusually high number of false insurance claims. It is known that the industry proportion for false claims is 3%. The consulting firm has decided to randomly and independently sample 100 of the company's insurance claims. They believe the number of these 100 that are false will yield the information the company desires.

• A) binomial distribution
• B) Poisson distribution
• C) hypergeometric distribution
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated overhead cost rate used to allocate overhead costs to products or job orders based on activity levels.

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, such as utilities, maintenance, and salaries of production supervisors, which are not directly traceable to specific units.

Direct Labor Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in manufacturing products or delivering services.

Direct Materials

Raw materials directly used in the manufacturing of a product, easily traceable to the finished good.