In a Management Trainee Program, 80 Percent of the Trainees

question 55

Multiple Choice

In a management trainee program, 80 percent of the trainees are female, 20 percent male. Ninety percent of the females attended college, 78 percent of the males attended college. A management trainee is selected at random. What is the probability that the person selected is a male who did NOT attend college?

• A) P (male) P (did not attend college | male)
• B) P (did not attend college) P (male | did not attend college)
• C) P (male) P (did not attend college)
• D) P (did not attend college)

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Definitions:

LIFO

An inventory valuation method that assumes the items most recently put into inventory are the first ones sold.

Ending Inventory

The overall worth of items ready for sale after an accounting period, determined by starting inventory added to purchases and then subtracting the cost of goods sold.

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory accounting system where updates to the quantity and cost of inventory are made at specified intervals, such as monthly or yearly, not continuously.

FIFO Method

FIFO method, or First-In, First-Out, is an inventory costing method where the first items placed into inventory are the first ones sold, used for calculating cost of goods sold and ending inventory.