The Average Life Expectancy of Tires Produced by the Whitney $\mu$

question 23

Multiple Choice

The average life expectancy of tires produced by the Whitney Tire Company has been 40,000 miles.Management believes that due to a new production process, the life expectancy of their tires has increased.In order to test the validity of their belief, the correct set of hypotheses is

• A) H₀: \(\mu\) < 40,000 H_a: \(\mu\) \(\geq\) 40,000.
• B) H₀: \(\mu\)\(\leq\) 40,000 H_a: \(\mu\) > 40,000.
• C) H₀: \(\mu\) > 40,000 H_a: \(\mu\)\(\leq\) 40,000.
• D) H₀: \(\mu\) \(\geq\) 40,000 H_a: \(\mu\) < 40,000.

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