THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

question 165

Multiple Choice

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
The number of orders that come into a mail-order sales office each month is normally distributed with a mean of 298 and a standard deviation of 15.4.
-What is the probability that in a particular month the office receives more than 310 orders?

• A)0.7823
• B)0.2826
• C)0.7174
• D)0.2177

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Definitions:

Employee Hours

The total number of hours worked by all employees within a specific period, often used for productivity analysis and labor costing.

Direct Method

In cost accounting, a technique that allocates service department costs directly to producing departments without considering any services rendered between service departments.

Administrative Costs

All executive, organizational, and clerical costs associated with the general management of an organization rather than with manufacturing or selling.

Facilities Costs

Facilities costs are the expenses associated with the physical locations where business operations occur, including maintenance, utilities, and rent.