Exhibit 9-6 a Random Sample of 100 People Was Taken. Eighty of Eighty

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Essay

Exhibit 9-6
A random sample of 100 people was taken. Eighty of the people in the sample favored Candidate A. We are interested in determining whether or not the proportion of the population in favor of Candidate A is significantly more than 75%.
-A lathe is set to cut bars of steel into lengths of 6 centimeters. The lathe is considered to be in perfect adjustment if the average length of the bars it cuts is 6 centimeters. A sample of 121 bars is selected randomly and measured. It is determined that the average length of the bars in the sample is 6.08 centimeters. The population standard deviation is 0.44 centimeters. Determine whether or not the lathe is in perfect adjustment. Use a .05 level of significance.

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Definitions:

Managerial Levers

are tools or mechanisms that managers can pull to influence the performance, direction, or strategy of a business, such as policy adjustments, operational changes, or incentive schemes.

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance, providing a base level of costs in an operation.

Transportation

The act or process of moving people or goods from one place to another using various modes such as vehicles, trains, ships, or airplanes.

Lot Size-based Discounts

Price reductions offered to customers purchasing goods in large quantities or predefined lot sizes.