In a Two-Tailed Hypothesis Test the Test Statistic Is Determined

question 53

Multiple Choice

In a two-tailed hypothesis test the test statistic is determined to be z  -2.5. The p-value for this test

• A)is 0.0062
• B)is 0.0124
• C)is 0.4938
• D)cannot be determined, since the level of confidence is not given.

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Direct Labor

The labor cost attributed directly to the production of goods or services.

Standard Cost

A predetermined cost of manufacturing a single unit or a number of units of a product, calculated for managerial accounting purposes.

Materials Quantity Variance

A measure of the difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the expected quantity, multiplied by the standard cost per unit.

Materials Price Variance

The deviation from the standard to the real price of materials, calculated by multiplying this difference by the amount of materials bought.