THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

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Essay

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
The number of hours spent studying by students on Michigan State campus in the week before final exams follows a normal distribution with standard deviation 9.5 hours.A random sample of these students is taken to estimate the population mean number of hours studying.
-How large a sample is needed to ensure that the probability that the sample mean differs from the population mean by more than 2.1 hours is less than 0.05?

Recognize strategies used for increasing sales revenues through advertising or other promotional techniques.

Understand the concept and application of the BCG business portfolio analysis in strategic marketing.

Describe how to generate increased sales without changing the basic product line or markets served.

Comprehend diversification analysis and its importance in seeking growth opportunities from current and new markets as well as products.

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Definitions:

Laspeyres Price Index

a measure of the change in the cost of purchasing a fixed basket of goods and services, relative to the cost of the same basket in a base period.

Demand Function

A mathematical expression showing the relationship between the quantity demanded of a good and its price, along with other determinants like income and prices of related goods.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods, leading consumers to substitute one good for another.

Income

The money received by an individual or entity, typically measured over a certain period, for labor, services, or through investments.