Annual Growth Rates for Individual Firms in the Toy Industry

question 37

Multiple Choice

Annual growth rates for individual firms in the toy industry tend to fluctuate dramatically,depending on consumers' tastes and current fads.Consider the following growth rates (in percent) for two companies in this industry,Hasbro and Mattel. Which of the following is(are) the critical value(s) at α = 0.05?

• A) 9.60 and 0.10
• B) 0.10
• C) 9.60
• D) 2.60 and 9.60

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