A Work Sampling Method Is Used to Determine the Proportion

question 10

Multiple Choice

A work sampling method is used to determine the proportion of the time a worker is idle. The following information was gathered on a random basis.
If the manager wants a 95 percent confidence level (z = 1.96) and a degree of precision of + 0.03, how many more observations are needed?

• A) fewer than or equal to 700
• B) greater than 700 but fewer than or equal to 800
• C) greater than 800 but fewer than or equal to 900
• D) greater than 900

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Definitions:

Principals

Individuals or entities that engage an agent to act on their behalf in transactions or negotiations.

Agency Relationship

A legal arrangement in which one party, the agent, is authorized to act on behalf of another, the principal, in business transactions.

Liable

Bound by law or duty.

Contract

A legally binding agreement between two or more parties that outlines obligations and rights.