The Waiting Times (In Minutes) of 28 Randomly Selected Customers

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Essay

The waiting times (in minutes) of 28 randomly selected customers in a bank are given below. Use a significance
level of 0.05 to test the claim that the population median is equal to 5.3 minutes. $$\begin{array} { r r r r r r r } 8.2 & 8.0 & 10.5 & 3.8 & 6.4 & 5.3 & 7.8 \\2.9 & 6.0 & 7.7 & 6.1 & 5.9 & 1.2 & 10.4 \\7.3 & 6.9 & 5.8 & 5.1 & 6.2 & 3.1 & 5.8 \\11.7 & 4.5 & 6.5 & 9.8 & 7.4 & 2.3 & 7.8\end{array}$$

Learn the financial metrics used to assess the management of receivables, such as turnover ratios and days' sales in receivables.

Understand the allowance method for accounting for uncollectible accounts.

Recognize the effects of estimating bad debt expenses on financial statements.

Understand the direct write-off method for uncollectible accounts.

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