Performance Records for 18 Salespersons Are Selected to Investigate Whether

question 5

Multiple Choice

Performance records for 18 salespersons are selected to investigate whether compensation methods are a significant motivational factor. $\begin{array}{lc}\\ \text { Compensation Method } \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad \quad \text { Sales }\\\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Straight Salary } & 18 & 12 & 22 & 28 & 28 & & \\\hline \text { Straight Commission } & 27 & 34 & 34 & 27 & 20 & 16 & 24 \\\hline \text { Salary plus Commission } & 11 & 17 & 27 & 14 & 30 & 22 & \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
A Kruskal-Wallis test is to be performed with $\alpha$ = 0.01.The null hypothesis is _______.

• A)Group 1 = Group 2 = Group 3
• B)Group 1 \(\neq\) Group 2 \(\neq\) Group 3
• C)Group 1 \(\ge\) Group 2 \(\ge\) Group 3
• D)Group 1 \(\le\) Group 2 \(\le\) Group 3
• E)Group 1 \(\le\) Group 2 \(\ge\) Group 3

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Definitions:

Applied Amount

The portion of an allocated or assigned cost to a particular department, project, or product.

Factory Overhead

Indirect costs associated with manufacturing, including costs related to operating the manufacturing facilities, aside from direct labor and direct materials costs.

Machine Hours

A measure of the amount of time a machine is operated, used in allocating manufacturing costs.

Journal Entry

A record in accounting that shows a business transaction and its effect on the financial statements, consisting of debit and credit entries.