Use the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 24

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the question(s) below.
Insurance company records indicate that 10% of its policyholders file claims involving theft or robbery of personal property from their homes. Suppose a random sample of 400 policyholders is selected.
-The probability that the sample proportion of policyholders filing claims involving theft or robbery of personal property from their homes is less than 8% is

• A) 0.0918.
• B) 0.1333.
• C) 0.4082.
• D) 0.0517.
• E) 0.7892.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

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Break-Even Point

The financial state where a company's total revenues equal its total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss.

Variable Costs

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CVP Income Statement

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