TABLE 10-11 A Corporation Randomly Selects 150 Salespeople and Finds That 66

question 184

Multiple Choice

TABLE 10-11
A corporation randomly selects 150 salespeople and finds that 66% who have never taken a self-improvement course would like such a course. The firm did a similar study 10 years ago in which 60% of a random sample of 160 salespeople wanted a self-improvement course. The groups are assumed to be independent random samples. Let ×and × represent the true proportion of workers who would like to attend a self-improvement course in the recent study and the past study, respectively.
-Referring to Table 10-11, what is the value of the test statistic to use in evaluating the alternative hypothesis that there is a difference in the two population proportions?

• A) 0
• B) 4.335
• C) 1.96
• D) 1.093

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

A strategy for calculating product costs that includes every aspect of manufacturing expenses: direct materials, direct labor, and all overhead costs, both variable and fixed.

Markup

The amount added to the cost of goods to cover overhead and profit; a percentage of cost.

Direct Labor

Labor costs directly associated with the manufacture of specific goods or the delivery of specific services, representing wage expenses for personnel involved in production.

Absorption Costing

An accounting strategy where the price of manufacturing a product is determined by adding up expenses on direct materials, direct labor, and every overhead cost, be it variable or fixed.