The Jamestown Steel Company Manufactures and Assembles Desks and Other

question 123

Multiple Choice

The Jamestown Steel Company manufactures and assembles desks and other office equipment at
Several plants. The weekly production of the Model A325 desk follows a normal probability
Distribution, with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 16. Recently, due to market expansion,
New production methods have been introduced and new employees hired. The vice president of
Manufacturing would like to investigate whether there has been a change in the weekly production
Of the Model A325 desk. Is the mean number of desks produced different from 200? The mean
Number of desks produced last year (50 weeks, because the plant was shut down two weeks for
Vacation) is 203.5. Test using the .01 significance level.
i. The alternate hypothesis is μ ≠ 200.
ii. The calculated value of z is 2.55.
iii. The decision rule is: if the computed value of the test statistic is not between -2.58 and 2.58,
Reject the null hypothesis.

• A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all correct statements.
• B) (i) is a correct statement but not (ii) or (iii).
• C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
• E) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.

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Definitions:

Equity Multiplier

A financial ratio indicating how much of a company's assets are financed by shareholders' equity.

Dividend Payout Ratio

The fraction of net income a firm pays to its stockholders in dividends, expressed as a percentage of the company's total earnings.

Retention Ratio

The proportion of earnings kept back in a company to reinvest, rather than being paid out as dividends.

Sustainable Growth Rate

The maximum rate at which a company can grow its sales, earnings, and dividends without having to increase debt or equity financing.