A Trading Magazine Wants to Determine the Number of Hours

question 43

Multiple Choice

A trading magazine wants to determine the number of hours stockbrokers work each week. In particular, the trading magazine wants to determine if the median numbers worked per week differs from 100 hours. The magazine samples 18 traders. For the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, the value of the test statistic is T = T⁺ = 153. Given the sample size, the sampling distribution of T can be approximated by the normal distribution with mean and standard deviation ________, respectively.

• A) 85.50, 527.25
• B) 22.96, 527.25
• C) 22.96, 85.50
• D) 85.50, 22.96

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Definitions:

Retail Inventory Method

An accounting technique used by retailers to estimate inventory levels based on the cost to retail price ratio.

Net Markups

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Cost-to-Retail Ratio

A method used in retail to convert the cost of goods available for sale into the retail price.

FIFO Cost

A cost flow assumption for inventory valuation where the first items purchased are the first ones to be used or sold.