A CFO Is Looking at How Much of a Company's

question 10

Multiple Choice

A CFO is looking at how much of a company's resources are spent on computing.He samples companies in the pharmaceutical industry and develops the following stem-and-leaf graph. $\begin{array} { l l } 5 & 269 \\6 & 255568999 \\7 & 11224557789 \\8 & 001222458 \\9 & 02455679 \\10 & 1556 \\11 & 137 \\12 & \\13 & 255\end{array}$
What is the approximate shape of the distribution of the data?

• A)Normal
• B)Skewed to the right
• C)Skewed to the left
• D)Bimodal
• E)Uniform

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Definitions:

Inputs

The resources such as labor, materials, and capital used in the production process.

MRTS

Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution, indicating how much of one input can be reduced when one more unit of another input is used, keeping output constant.

MRTS

Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution; the rate at which one input can be reduced for every increase in another input while maintaining the same level of output.

Capital

Financial assets or the financial value of assets, such as cash and other tangible assets, used in operations to generate income or profit.