A High-Profile Consulting Company Chooses Its New Entry-Level Employees from a Pool

question 11

Multiple Choice

A high-profile consulting company chooses its new entry-level employees from a pool of recent college graduates using a five-step interview process. Unfortunately, there are usually more candidates who complete the interview process than the number of new positions that are available. As a result, cumulative GPA is used as a tie-breaker. GPAs for the successful interviewees are Normally distributed, with a mean of 3.3 and a standard deviation of 0.4. Out of the163 people who made it through the interview process, only 121 can be hired. What cut-off GPA should the company use?

• A)3.00
• B)3.04
• C)3.08
• D)3.12

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Definitions:

Glial Cells

Non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons.

Signaling System

A signaling system involves the transmission of signals or messages between cells or organisms to coordinate functions, responses, or behaviors.

Microelectrode

A tiny electrode used to record electrical signals from single neurons.

Millivolts

A unit of electric potential equal to one thousandth of a volt.