An Increase in Which One of the Following Will Decrease

question 222

Multiple Choice

An increase in which one of the following will decrease the cash cycle, all else equal?

• A) Payables turnover.
• B) Day's sales in inventory.
• C) Operating cycle.
• D) inventory turnover rate
• E) accounts receivable period

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement of no effect or no difference, which researchers aim to test against the alternative hypothesis.

Statistical Significance

Statistical significance indicates the likelihood that a result from data collected and analyzed in a study is not due to chance, typically measured by a p-value.

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines the probability level below which the null hypothesis is rejected, typically set at 0.05 or 5%.

Treatment

In research, treatment refers to any experimental condition applied to subjects or participants to observe its effect.