TABLE 12-4 The Managers of a Brokerage Firm Are Interested in Finding

question 174

Short Answer

TABLE 12-4
The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker. They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars. These data are presented in the table that follows.

-Referring to Table 12-4, the managers of the brokerage firm wanted to test the hypothesis that the number of new clients brought in had a positive impact on the amount of sales generated. At a level of significance of 0.01, the null hypothesis should be ________ (rejected or not rejected).

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Definitions:

Quick Ratio

A financial ratio that measures the ability to pay current liabilities with quick assets (cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable).

Account Payable

Financial obligations or debts owed by a business to its suppliers or creditors for goods and services received.

Fixed Assets

Long-term tangible assets, such as buildings, machinery, and equipment, used in the operations of a business and not expected to be consumed or converted into cash within a year.

Long-term Liabilities

Obligations of a company that are due beyond the current fiscal year or operating cycle.