THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

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Essay

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
An airline is considering changing the color scheme of its planes' interiors.A focus group of 220 people was asked which color scheme they preferred.Of those who expressed a preference,87 preferred the new color scheme,while 121 preferred the old.
-For a random sample of 250 observations,the skewness of the data was calculated to be -0.25,while the kurtosis was calculated to be 3.25.Is there sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis of normality for this data?

Calculate the rate of mark-up on cost and its impact on pricing strategies.

Analyze the effects of consecutive discounts and their final impact on cost.

Evaluate the impact of operating expenses on pricing and profit margins.

Apply the concepts of trade discount and net cost calculation in various scenarios.

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Definitions:

Free Cash Flow

Cash Flows from Operating Activities less Dividends less Capital Expenditures.

Operating Activities

The primary revenue-producing activities of an entity and other activities that are not investing or financing activities.

Capital Expenditures

Large spending by a company on physical assets like property, plant, and equipment, intended to be used for more than one year.

Financing Activities

Transactions and events whereby resources are obtained from, or repaid to, owners (equity financing) and creditors (debt financing).