Instruction 8-20 A Business and Management Magazine Conducted a Survey on Employees

question 115

Short Answer

Instruction 8-20
A business and management magazine conducted a survey on employees cheating on their expense reports and other unethical conduct. In the survey of 200 managers, 58% of the managers have caught employees cheating on an expense report, 50% have caught employees working a second job on company time, 22% have caught employees listing a "strip bar" as a restaurant on an expense report, and 19% have caught employees giving a kickback to a customer.
-Referring to Instruction 8-20,the critical value for a 95% confidence interval estimate of the population proportion of managers who have caught employees cheating on an expense report is ________.

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Definitions:

Pure Play Method

A valuation method that compares a company to others within the same industry or sector with a single focus or product line.

Firm's Cost of Capital

The minimum return that a company must earn on its investments to maintain its market value and satisfy its creditors and investors.

Specific Division

A distinct business unit within a larger organization, often focused on a particular product line or market segment.

Risk Averse Manager

A manager who prioritizes minimizing risks in decision-making and strategy, favoring safer investments with potentially lower returns.