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

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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 population slope was equal to 0.For a test with a level of significance of 0.01, the null hypothesis should be rejected if the value of the test statistic is .

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Definitions:

EOQ Model

The Economic Order Quantity model is a formula used by businesses to determine the optimal order size that minimizes the total costs of holding and ordering inventory.

Ordering Cost

Ordering cost refers to the expenses incurred in placing and receiving orders from suppliers, including costs related to processing, shipping, and receiving.

Carrying Cost

Represents the total cost of holding a specific inventory over time, including storage, insurance, and spoilage costs.

Incremental Bad Debt

Additional amounts of money owed to a company that are determined to be uncollectible beyond the initially expected level of bad debt.