Consider the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 25

Multiple Choice

Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
A full service brokerage firm gathered information on how their clients were investing for retirement. Based on age, clients were categorized according to where the largest percentage of their retirement portfolio was invested and shown in the table below.

-A study was recently done in which the brand preference for coffee was analyzed against the gender of the shopper. The study consisted of 200 male shoppers and 300 female shoppers. Three different coffee brands were considered: A, B, and C. A total of 250 female shoppers preferred brand A and 25 female shoppers preferred brand C. A total of 125 male shoppers preferred brand B and 50 male shoppers preferred brand C. What percentage of those who preferred brand B were female shoppers?

• A) 5.0% (25/500)
• B) 8.3% (25/300)
• C) 16.7% (25/150)
• D) 30.0% (150/500)
• E) 50.0% (150/300)

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