SCENARIO 10-1
Are Japanese Managers More Motivated Than American Managers

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Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 10-1
Are Japanese managers more motivated than American managers? A randomly selected group of each were administered the Sarnoff Survey of Attitudes Toward Life (SSATL) , which measures motivation for upward mobility.The SSATL scores are summarized below. $$\begin{array} { l l l } & \text { American } & \text { Japanese } \\\text { Sample Size } & 211 & 100 \\\text { Sample Mean SSATL Score } & 65.75 & 79.83 \\\text { Sample Std. Dev. } & 11.07 & 6.41\end{array}$$
-Referring to Scenario 10-1, give the null and alternative hypotheses to determine if the meanSSATL score of Japanese managers differs from the mean SSATL score of American managers.

• A)\(H _ { 0 } : \mu _ { A } - \mu _ { J } \geq 0 \text { versus } H _ { 1 } : \mu _ { A } - \mu _ { J } < 0\)
• B)\(H _ { 0 } : \mu _ { A } - \mu _ { J } \leq 0 \text { versus } H _ { 1 } : \mu _ { A } - \mu _ { J } > 0\)
• C)\(H _ { 0 } : \mu _ { A } - \mu _ { J } = 0 \text { versus } H _ { 1 } : \mu _ { A } - \mu _ { J } \neq 0\)
• D)\(H _ { 0 } : \bar { X } _ { A } - \bar { X } _ { J } = 0 \text { versus } H _ { 1 } : \bar { X } _ { A } - \bar { X } _ { J } \neq 0\)

Differentiate between GDP and Net Domestic Product (NDP), and understand the role of depreciation.

Recognize the factors contributing to the underestimation or overestimation of GDP, including the underground economy and non-market transactions.

Identify the relationship between nominal GDP, real GDP, and the GDP deflator as indicators of economic health.

Distinguish between final goods and services and intermediate goods to prevent double counting in GDP calculation.

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