A Trading Magazine Wants to Determine the Number of Hours

question 45

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 number of hours 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. The p-value for the test is ________.

• A) 0.0016
• B) 0.0032
• C) 0.9984
• D) 0

---

Definitions:

Budgeting Process

Involves estimating revenues and expenditures for a specific period to manage financial resources effectively.

Delaying Sales

The strategy of postponing selling activities or transactions to a future date to potentially achieve more favorable terms or prices.

Accelerating Expenses

Expenses that increase at a faster rate than usual, often leading to financial pressure on a business or project.

Economies of Scale

Businesses achieve cost benefits as a result of their operational size, where the cost for each produced unit diminishes as the size of operation expands.