An Accountant Wants to Know If the Property Taxes Paid

question 70

Multiple Choice

An accountant wants to know if the property taxes paid by clients who live in the city are different from those who live in the county.The property taxes paid by five clients from the city (sample 1) and five clients from the county (sample 2) are shown below. At the 5% significance level,the critical values are ___________.

• A) 18 and 37
• B) 19 and 36
• C) 18 and 36
• D) 19 and 37

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