SCENARIO 8-9 A University Wanted to Find Out the Percentage of Students

question 152

True/False

SCENARIO 8-9
A university wanted to find out the percentage of students who felt comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students.A survey of 2,800 students was conducted and the students were asked if they felt comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students.The results were 1,344 answered "Yes" and 1,456 answered "no".
-Referring to Scenario 8-9,a 90% confidence interval calculated from the same data would be narrower than a 99% confidence interval.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed overhead expenses as period costs.

EBITDA

An acronym for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization, indicating a company's financial performance by measuring its profitability without considering financial, accounting, and tax effects.

Operating Income

The income generated from a company's primary business activities, before subtracting any interest and tax expenses.

Contribution Margin

The difference between the sales revenue of a product and its variable costs, used to cover fixed costs and generate profit.