An Increase in Which of the Following Variables Should Cause

question 60

Multiple Choice

An increase in which of the following variables should cause an increase in profit per unit of capital?

• A)total wages and salaries
• B)total sales
• C)the capital stock
• D)the ratio of total sales to the capital stock
• E) the ratio of total sales to total wages and salaries

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

Null hypothesis refers to a statement used in statistics that suggests no statistical significance exists in a set of given observations.

Alternative Hypothesis

The alternative hypothesis is a statement in hypothesis testing that proposes a specific relationship between variables, contrasting the null hypothesis.

One-sided Test

A hypothesis test in which the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution, assessing either a lower or upper tail.

Alternative Hypothesis

In statistical analysis, the hypothesis that proposes a difference or relationship between two variables, counter to the null hypothesis.