The Average Cost of Tuition Plus Room and Board at a Small

question 69

Multiple Choice

The average cost of tuition plus room and board at a small private liberal arts college is reported to be $8,500 per term, but a financial administrator believes that the average cost is higher. A study conducted using 350 small liberal arts colleges showed that the average cost per term is $8,745. The population standard deviation is $1,200. Let α = 0.05. What is the test statistic for this test?

• A) ±3.82
• B) +0.204
• C) -3.82
• D) +3.82

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Useful Life

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The total depreciation that has been recorded for an asset over its useful life.