Obtain a Simple Random Sample
-The Top 38 Cities in Wisconsin

question 16

Multiple Choice

Obtain a Simple Random Sample
-The top 38 cities in Wisconsin as determined by population are given below. Select a random sample of four cities from the list below using the two digit list of random numbers provided. Begin with the uppermost left random number and proceed down each column. When a column is complete, use the numbers at the top of the next right column and proceed down that column. Information was obtained from the web site http://www.citypopulation.de/USA-Wisconsin.html. Wisconsin Cities by Population $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline 1 & \text { Milwaukee } & 9 & \text { Eau Claire } & 17 & \text { New Berlin } & 25 & \text { West Bend } & 33 & \text { Watertown } \\\hline 2 & \text { Madison } & 10 & \text { Janesville } & 18 & \text { Wausau } & 26 & \text { Supenior } & 34 & \text { Muskego } \\\hline 3 & \text { Green Bay } & 11 & \text { West Allis } & 19 & \text { Greenfield } & 27 & \text { Mount Pleasant } & 35 & \text { De Pere } \\\hline 4 & \text { Kenosha } & 12 & \text { La Crosse } & 20 & \text { Beloit } & 28 & \text { Neenah } & 36 & \text { Fitchburg } \\\hline 5 & \text { Racine } & 13 & \text { Sheboygan } & 21 & \text { Manitowoc } & 29 & \text { Stevens Point } & 37 & \text { South Milwaukee } \\\hline 6 & \text { Appleton } & 14 & \text { Wauwatosa } & 22 & \text { Menomonee Falls } & 30 & \text { Caledoria } & 38 & \text { Grand Chute } \\\hline 7 & \text { Waukesha } & 15 & \text { Fond du Lac } & 23 & \text { Franklin } & 31 & \text { Sun Praine } & & \\\hline 8 & \text { Oshkosh } & 16 & \text { Brookfield } & 24 & \text { Oak Creek } & 32 & \text { Mequon } & & \\\hline\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline 21 & 49 & 6 & 6 & 19 & 15 & 11 & 17 \\\hline 12 & 43 & 4 & 31 & 7 & 18 & 1 & 43 \\\hline 23 & 30 & 2 & 24 & 21 & 18 & 6 & 48 \\\hline 44 & 12 & 20 & 32 & 2 & 28 & 12 & 38 \\\hline 8 & 30 & 38 & 43 & 41 & 29 & 3 & 13 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) Manitowoc, La Crosse, Franklin, Oshkosh.
• B) Manitowoc, Appleton, Greenfield, Fond du Lac.
• C) Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha.
• D) Milwaukee, Eau Claire, New Berlin, West Bend.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders, calculated before the production period based on estimated costs and activity levels.

Labor Rate Variance

Labor rate variance measures the difference between the actual wages paid to workers and the expected wages, indicating discrepancies in labor cost management.

Direct Labor

Labor costs directly attributed to the production of goods or services, such as wages of workers on the assembly line.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs associated with manufacturing that do not change with the level of production, such as salaries of supervisors and factory rent.