It Was Believed That the Probability of a Small Business

question 50

Multiple Choice

It was believed that the probability of a small business that declared bankruptcy per month was the same in any month.Also the number of small businesses that declared bankruptcy was the same every month.Which of the following distributions would you use to determine the probability that more than three bankruptcies will occur next month?

• A) Binomial distribution.
• B) Poisson distribution.
• C) Hypergeometric distribution.
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Trial Balance

A financial statement that lists all balances in a firm's general ledger accounts at a specific point in time to verify that debits equal credits.

Account Balance

The amount of money in a financial repository, such as a bank account, at any given moment.

Interest Receivable

An accounting term referring to the interest income that has been earned but not yet received in cash.

Accounts Payable

Liabilities of a business that represent amounts due to suppliers or creditors for goods and services received but not yet paid for.