An Accounting Firm Is Planning for the Next Tax Preparation

question 97

Multiple Choice

An accounting firm is planning for the next tax preparation season. From last year's returns, the firm collects a systematic random sample of 100 filings. The 100 filings showed an average preparation time of 90 minutes with a standard deviation of 140 minutes. What assumptions do you need to make about the shape of the population distribution of all possible tax preparation times to make inferences about the average time to complete a tax form?

• A) The population distribution is skewed to the right.
• B) The population distribution is skewed to the left.
• C) The population distribution is normal.
• D) The shape of the population distribution does not matter.

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Definitions:

Required Reserve Ratio

The proportion of deposits that banks are required to hold in reserve and not lend out.

Required Reserve Ratio

The fraction of deposits that banks must hold in reserve, either in their vaults or with the central bank, to ensure bank liquidity.

Federal Funds Market

A financial market that allows banks to borrow or lend excess reserves to one another, usually on an overnight basis.

Liquidity

The simplicity of transforming an asset into cash without impacting its market value.