An Accounting Firm Plans to Open 3 New Branches

question 88

Multiple Choice

An accounting firm plans to open 3 new branches.The firm currently has 4 branches with 4 accountants each.Each new branch will also need 4 accountants.The firm experiences a yearly 30% turnover among accountants.The firm's projected need for accountants will be: (Round your answer up to the next full position.)

• A) 17.
• B) 20.
• C) 25.
• D) 30.

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Definitions:

Sample Sizes

The number of observations or units chosen from a population to analyze in a study.

Parametric Techniques

Methods in statistics that assume the sample data comes from a population that follows a probability distribution based on a fixed set of parameters.

Normally Distributed

A type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable, characterized by a symmetrical bell-shaped curve.

Population Assumptions

Hypotheses regarding the characteristics or distribution of the population from which a sample is drawn in statistical modeling.