A Firm Produces Manufacturing Equipment, Some of Which It Exports

question 338

Multiple Choice

A firm produces manufacturing equipment, some of which it exports. Which of the following effects of capital flight in the country it produces in would likely reduce the quantity of equipment it sells?

• A)both what happens to the interest rate and what happens to the exchange rate
• B)what happens to the interest rate but not what happens to the exchange rate
• C)what happens to the exchange rate but not what happens to the interest rate
• D)neither what happens to the interest rate nor what happens to the interest rate.

Know the assumptions and conditions specific to the sign test and the Wilcoxon tests, such as sample size requirements and data types.

Differentiate between the various nonparametric tests used for hypothesis testing, including their applications and limitations.

Understand and identify the scenarios where the Wilcoxon rank sum test and Wilcoxon signed rank sum test are appropriately applied.

Comprehend the calculation and interpretation of ranks in nonparametric tests.

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