Instruction 18-5
the Maker of a Packaged Candy Wants to Evaluate

question 51

Short Answer

Instruction 18-5
The maker of a packaged candy wants to evaluate the quality of her production process.On each of 16 consecutive days,she samples 600 bags of candy and determines the number in each day's sample that she considers to be of poor quality.The data that she developed follow.
$\begin{array}{ccc}&Number&Proportion\\Day&Poor&Poor\\\hline1 & 33 & 0.0550000 \\2 & 29 & 0.0483333 \\3 & 31 & 0.0516667 \\4 & 32 & 0.0533333 \\5 & 43 & 0.0716667 \\6 & 45 & 0.0750000 \\7 & 46 & 0.0766667 \\8 & 48 & 0.0800000 \\9 & 48 & 0.0800000 \\10 & 46 & 0.0766667 \\11 & 28 & 0.0466667 \\12 & 32 & 0.0533333 \\13 & 28 & 0.0466667 \\14 & 32 & 0.0533333 \\15 & 31 & 0.0516667 \\16 & 24 & 0.0400000\end{array}$
-Referring to Instruction 18-5,the estimate of the proportion of poor quality bags of candy is ________.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

Direct labor refers to the work of employees directly involved in the production of goods or services, often considered variable costs.

Equivalent Units

A method used in managerial accounting to calculate the number of complete units that could have been produced given the total amount of materials and effort expended.

Production Period

The Production Period is the phase in a manufacturing process when resources are used to convert raw materials into finished products.

Output

The quantity of goods or services produced in a given time period by a company, industry, or country.