SCENARIO 12-4
the Managers of a Brokerage Firm Are Interested

question 21

Short Answer

SCENARIO 12-4
The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker.They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars.These data are presented in the table that follows. $\begin{array}{lll}\text { Broker } & \text {Clients} & \text {Sales }\\1 & 27 & 52 \\2 & 11 & 37 \\3 & 42 & 64 \\4 & 33 & 55 \\5 & 15 & 29 \\6 & 15 & 34 \\7 & 25 & 58 \\8 & 36 & 59 \\9 & 28 & 44 \\10 & 30 & 48 \\11 & 17 & 31 \\12 & 22 & 38\end{array}$
-Referring to Scenario 12-4, the managers of the brokerage firm wanted to test the hypothesis that the number of new clients brought in did not affect the amount of sales generated.The value of the test statistic is .

Develop effective listening skills and understand their benefits in organizational communication.

Understand the beginning process of the indirect method of cash flows.

Recognize the importance of cash flow amounts and their timing in operational planning and analysis.

Grasp the concept and calculation of the cash flow on total assets ratio.

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Detailed ledgers that contain information about specific accounts, supporting the amounts reported in the general ledger.