The Daily Revenue from the Sale of Fried Dough at a Local

question 99

Multiple Choice

The daily revenue from the sale of fried dough at a local street vendor in Boston is known to be normally distributed with a known standard deviation of $120. The revenue on each of the last 25 days is noted, and the average is computed as $550. A 95% confidence interval is constructed for the population mean revenue. If the data from the last 40 days had been used, then the resulting 95% confidence intervals would have been ________.

• A) wider, with a larger probability of reporting an incorrect interval
• B) wider, with the same probability of reporting an incorrect interval
• C) narrower, with a larger probability of reporting an incorrect interval
• D) narrower, with the same probability of reporting an incorrect interval

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Definitions:

Economic Order Quantity Model

A formula used in inventory management for determining the optimal order size that minimizes the total costs of holding inventory and ordering.

Setup Cost

The cost incurred to prepare equipment or processes for production.

Holding Cost

The expenses incurred by storing unsold goods, encompassing warehousing, insurance, and spoilage costs.

EOQ Model

Economic Order Quantity model determines the optimal order quantity that minimizes the total inventory costs, including ordering and holding costs.