Exhibit 3-3 Suppose Annual Salaries for Sales Associates from a Particular Store

question 135

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 3-3
Suppose annual salaries for sales associates from a particular store have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of $32,500 and a standard deviation of $2,500.
-Refer to Exhibit 3-3. The z-score for a sales associate from this store who earns $28,000 is

• A)28
• B)1.8
• C)-1.8
• D)0.78

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