Answer:
Profit for Kansas City = $376,375
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Omaha Kansas City
Expected annual demand (units) 9,800 11,625
Annual fixed costs $1,000,000 $1,100,000
Variable cost per unit $30 $45 $294,000 $523,125
Total cost $1,294,000 $1,623,125
Revenue $1,685,600 $1,999,500
Profit $391,600 $376,375
From the above differential analysis, it appears that locating in Omaha would be better and more profitable than locating in Kansas City for the company. This is based on the fact that more profit ($15,225) will be generated with Omaha location than locating in Kansas City.
The federal gas tax has been stuck at 18.4cents¢ a gallon since 1993. Today, Americans are driving fewer miles, and vehicles have become more fuel-efficient. Less gas consumption means less gas-tax revenue to repair the nation's roads. Source: Bloomberg News, July 17, 2014 Would a tax per mile driven by more efficient or less efficient than a tax per gallon of gasoline? Which tax would be more regressive? Explain your answers.
Answer:
1. A Tax per mile driven would be more efficient than a tax per gallon of gasoline.
2. A tax per gallon of gasoline is more regressive. The tax is based on a fixed dollar per gallon since 1993. instead of being based on a percentage per the price of gasoline per gallon. With the current rate, the price of gasoline per gallon may even be less than the tax. One can then ask, "what is the purpose of the tax?" Is the tax a road tax or a per gallon use tax?
Explanation:
When the federal gas tax remains at 18.4 cents per gallon for a very long period, the tax can be described as regressive as it does not take into consideration the trend that Americans are driving fewer miles, and vehicles have become more fuel-efficient. This means that the gas tax is not fit for purpose. If its purpose is to generate revenue for road repairs, then instead of a gallon tax, government should institute a road use tax.
Time Again LLC produces and sells a mantel clock for $150.00 per unit. In 2017, 43,000 clocks were produced and 36,000 were sold. Other information for the year includes: Direct materials $43.00 per unit Direct manufacturing labor $8.00 per unit Variable manufacturing costs $4.00 per unit Sales commissions $15.00 per part Fixed manufacturing costs $63.00 per unit Administrative expenses, all fixed $38.50 per unit What is the inventoriable cost per unit using absorption costing?
Answer:
Unitary cost= $118
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Production= 43,000
Direct materials $43.00 per unit
Direct manufacturing labor $8.00 per unit
Variable manufacturing costs $4.00 per unit
Fixed manufacturing costs $63.00 per unit
The absorption costing method includes all costs related to production, both fixed and variable. The unit product cost is calculated using direct material, direct labor, and total unitary manufacturing overhead.
Unitary cost= 43 + 8 + 4 + 63
Unitary cost= $118
7.. Getaway Travel Company reported net income for 2021 in the amount of $50,000. During 2021, Getaway declared and paid $2,000 in cash dividends on its nonconvertible preferred stock. Getaway also paid $10,000 cash dividends on its common stock. Getaway had 40,000 common shares outstanding from January 1 until 10,000 new shares were sold for cash on July 1, 2021. A 2-for-1 stock split was granted on July 5, 2021. What is the 2021 basic earnings per share
Answer:Earnings per share fOR 2021= 0.53
Explanation:
Earnings per share =Total earnings available to shareholders(Net income - preferred dividends )/Weighted Average Outstanding shares
Net income = $50,000
preferred dividend= $2,000
Total earnings available to common shareholders = $50,000 - $2000= $48,000
using a 2-1 stock spilt , outstanding shares= 40,000 x 2 + 10,000 x 6/12(jan- 1st july ) x 2 = 80,000 + 10,000 = $90,000
Earnings per share = $48,000/ $90,000 =0.53
E-tailers, such as Amazon and Expedia, that sell products and services directly to final buyers exclusively over the Internet are known as ________.
Answer:
E-tailers
Explanation:
E-tailers are also known as e-retailers. Where you can purchase things via the internet.
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Annabelle owns an Italian ice shop. If she decided to expand the size of her shop so that she could sell more Italian ices, how would she know if she is experiencing economies of scale in the long run
Answer:
her long-run average cost of selling each Italian ice decreases.
Explanation:
Economies of scale is when a firm produces more units of goods or services on a much larger scale, with very little input cost(average cost). Invariably, this implies that the production units of a firm increases as it grows while having a decreased input costs.
A firm will experience economies of scale in the long run if it's average total costs(cost per unit required for production which remains the same irrespective of output) decreases as it increases its scale of production.
SkyChefs, Inc., prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. One of the company’s products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. During the most recent week, the company prepared 5,100 of these meals using 2,000 direct labor-hours. The company paid its direct labor workers a total of $28,000 for this work, or $14.00 per hour. According to the standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.40 direct labor-hours at a cost of $13.50 per hour. Required: 1. What is the standard labor-hours allowed (SH) to prepare 5,100 meals? 2. What is the standard labor cost allowed (SH × SR) to prepare 5,100 meals? 3. What is the labor spending variance? 4. What is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance? (For requirements 3 and 4, indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do no round intermediate calculations.)
Answer:
1. 2,040 Hours
2. $27,540
3. 460 U
4.Labor rate variance = 1,000 U , Labor efficiency variance = 540 F
Explanation:
1. Standard labor hour allowed = (5,100 * 0.40) = 2,040 Hours
2. Standard labor cost = (2,040 * $13.50) = $27,540
3. Labor spending variance = (Standard cost - actual cost)
Labor spending variance = (27,540 - 28,000)
Labor spending variance = 460 U
4. Labor rate variance = (Standard rate - Actual rate) * Actual hours
Labor rate variance = ($13.50 - $14) * 2000
Labor rate variance = 0.50 * 2,000 U
Labor rate variance = 1,000 U
Labor efficiency variance = (Standard hour - Actual hour) * Standard rate
Labor efficiency variance= (2,040 - 2,000) * $13.50
Labor efficiency variance = 40 * 13.50 F
Labor efficiency variance = 540 F
A manufacturing company is thinking about building a new factory. The new factory, if built, will give a return of $200 million in 4 years, and it would cost $125 million today to build. The company will decide to build the factory if the interest rate is
Answer:
The company will decide to build the factory if the interest rate is 12.47 %.
Explanation:
The required interest rate r, can be determined as follows ;
PV = - $125 million
n = 4
Pmt = $0
P/yr = 1
FV = $200 million
r = ?
Using a Financial Calculator, the required interest rate r, is 12.4683 or 12.47 % (2 decimal places)
Xie Company identified the following activities, costs, and activity drivers for 2017. The company manufactures two types of go-karts: Deluxe and Basic.Activity Expected Costs Expected Activity Handling materials $625,000 100,000 parts Inspecting product 900,000 1,500 batches Processing purchase orders 105,000 700 orders Paying suppliers 175,000 500 invoices Insuring the factory 300,000 40,000 square feet Designing packaging 75,000 2 modelsAssume that the following information is available for the company’s two products for the first quarter of 2017.Production volume 10,000 units 30,000 unitsParts required 20,000 parts 30,000 partsBatches made 250 batches 100 batchesPurchase orders 50 orders 20 ordersInvoices 50 invoices 10 invoicesSpace occupied 10,000 sq. ft. 7,000 sq. ftModels 1 model 1 modelRequired:Compute activity rates for each activity and assign overhead costs to each product model using activity-based costing (ABC). What is the overhead cost per unit of each model?
Answer:
I can't understand this type of questions
The budget philosophy that ignores budget outcomes and focuses on whatever is necessary to achieve economic goals and stabilize the economy is: g
Answer:
functional finance.
Explanation:
The budget philosophy of functional finance implies that the government should do all that is necessary in order to make the economy operate at full potential. The outcomes of whatever budget preparations are ignored in philosophy of functional finance. What is most paramount is to focus on whatever that would bring growth and stability to the economy.
In the philosophy of functional finance, what is most important about balancing the federal budget is its use to promote an economy so that it can operate at full potential.
Suppose when the price of coffee beans goes from $1 to $1.20 per pound, production increases from 90 million pounds of coffee beans to 110 million pounds per year. Using the mid-point method, the percentage change in quantity supplied is: Multiple Choice 20 percent 18 percent 0.6 6.0
Answer: 20%
Explanation:
Using the midpoint formula, the denominator is an average of the beginning and ending figures;
= [tex]\frac{Q2 - Q1}{Q2 + Q1 /2 } * 100[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{110 - 90}{(110 + 90)/2} * 100[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{20}{100} * 100[/tex]
= 20%
IP Company has a preliminary cash balance of $25,000 and an agreement with the bank that it will keep a minimum balance of $20,000. IP Company has a beginning loan balance of $12,000.
The ending loan balance is:________.
Answer: $7,000
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that IP Company has a preliminary cash balance of $25,000 and an agreement with the bank that it will keep a minimum balance of $20,000 and that IP Company has a beginning loan balance of $12,000.
The ending loan balance will be:
= $20,000 + $12,000 - $25,000
= $32,000 - $25,000
= $7,000
Gilley Co. had 200,000 shares of common stock, 20,000 shares of convertible preferred stock, and $1,000,000 of 10% convertible bonds outstanding during 2015. The preferred stock is convertible into 40,000 shares of common stock. During 2015, Gilley paid dividends of $.90 per share on the common stock and $3.00 per share on the preferred stock. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 45 shares of common stock. The net income for 2015 was $600,000 and the income tax rate was 30%.
Diluted earnings per share for 2015 is:_____________ (rounded to the nearest penny)
Answer:
Gilley Co.
Diluted earnings per share for 2015 is:_____________ $1.68
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Number of common stock shares = 200,000
Number of convertible preferred = 40,000
Number of convertible bonds = 45,000 ($1,000,000/$1,000 x 45)
Total shares = 285,000
Earnings = $600,000
Income tax (180,000)
Net Income $420,000
Plus preferred dividend = $60,000
Adjusted net income = $480,000
EPS = $480,000/285,000
= $1.68
b) After deducting income tax expense to arrive at the income after tax, then add the dividends of preferred stockholders before arriving at the adjusted net income for computing the earnings per share.
Which of the following is most correct according to the CAPM: Group of answer choices A stock’s risk premium depends on its beta. Company specific risk is the most relevant risk. A stock’s risk premium depends on its firm-specific risk. There is a linear and positive relationship between a stock’s total risk and its required return.
Answer: A stock’s risk premium depends on its beta
Explanation:
The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) helps in knowing the relationship that exists between the systematic risk and return whihc an individual or a firm expects for an assets, such as stocks.
It should be noted that the beta influences the return. Therefore, stock’s risk premium depends on its beta.
Assuming a bottom-up process of budget development, which of the following should be initially responsible for developing sales estimates?
a. The budget committee.
b. The accounting department.
c. The sales department.
d. Top management.
e. The marketing department.
Answer: The Sales Department
Explanation:
In budgeting, a bottom-up approach simply means that each head of department in the organization create a budget that'll be sent upwards for approval.
Assuming a bottom-up process of budget development, the sales department should be initially responsible for developing sales estimate.
You short-sell 200 shares of Rock Creek Fly Fishing Co., now selling for $50 per share. If you want to limit your loss to $2,500, you should place a stop-buy order at ____. A. $37.50 B. $62.50 C. $56.25 D. $59.75
Answer:
The answer is B. $62.5
Explanation:
A stop order is an order to either buy or sell a stock immediately the stock price reaches a certain price. This particular price is called stop price.
A buy stop order is an order to buy a stock immediately the its price reaches a certain stop price. When stop price is above the current market price, a buy stop order is made.
Let's now go back to the question;
Stop buy order will be placed at:
($2,500 / 200 shares) + $50
= $12.5 + $50
= $62.5
During the month of March, Blossom Company’s employees earned wages of $60,000. Withholdings related to these wages were $4,590 for Social Security (FICA), $7,031 for federal income tax, $2,906 for state income tax, and $375 for union dues. The company incurred no cost related to these earnings for federal unemployment tax but incurred $656 for state unemployment tax.
1. Prepare the necessary March 31 journal entry to record salaries and wages expense and salaries and wages payable. Assume that wages earned during March will be paid during April.
2. Prepare the entry to record the company’s payroll tax expense.
Answer:
1.
March 31,
DR Salaries and Wages Expense ....................$60,000
CR FICA taxes payable ........................................................$4,590
CR Federal income tax payable .........................................$7,031
CR State income tax payable ..............................................$2,906
CR Union dues payable .......................................................$375
CR Salaries and Wages payable ..........................................$45,098
Working
Salaries and Wages payable = 60,000 - 4,590 - 7,031 - 2,906 - 375
= $45,098
2.
DR Payroll taxes payable ...................................$5,246
FICA taxes payable .................................................................$4,590
State unemployment taxes payable ....................................$656
Working
Payroll taxes payable = 4,590 + 656
= $5,246
During July, Laesch Company, which uses a perpetual inventory system, sold 1,430 units from its LIFO-based inventory, which had originally cost $19 per unit. The replacement cost is expected to be $28 per unit.
Required: Respond to the following two independent scenarios as requested
Case 1: In July, the company is planning to reduce its inventory and expects to replace only 980 of these units by December 31, the end of its fiscal year
Prepare the entry in July to record the sale of the 1,390 units (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
Answer:
Laesch Company
Journal entries:
Sale of 1,430 units
Debit Cash or Accounts Receivable $40,040
Credit Sales Revenue $40,040
To record the sale of 1,430 units of inventory at $28.
Debit Cost of goods sold $27,170
Credit Inventory $27,170
To record the cost of the goods sold at $19.
Sale of 1,390 units
Debit Cash or Accounts Receivable $38,920
Credit Sales Revenue $38,920
To record the sale of 1,390 units of inventory at $28.
Debit Cost of goods sold $26,410
Credit Inventory $26,410
To record the cost of the goods sold at $19.
Explanation:
Laesch Company can use Journal entries to record its business transactions as they occur on a daily basis. Journal entries show the accounts involved in any transaction and the one to be debited or credited. From the journal, postings are made to the general ledger into individual accounts.
As flextime, consulting, telecommuting, and downsizing make it more difficult for
people to donate blood at the workplace, Canadian Blood Services has launched a
CRM marketing campaign in Toronto to boost awareness and repeat donations.
Early in the campaign, it went to its listings of previous donors and pulled out
those with birthdays in February, March, and April. These donors were sent a
birthday card with the greeting, "On the anniversary of your life, would you
consider saving another's life?"
Refer to the scenario.
What technique did the organization use to analyze its donor information?
Answer:
The technique which the organization used in analyzing its donor is called Customer segmentation
Explanation:
Customer segmentation is the process of breaking large groups of customers into smaller, more homogeneous groups. This division are done specifically probably for marketing using attribute such as age, gender, interests and spending habits.
In the case of the CRM marketing campaign in Toronto, they inability to analyze all the data they had poses a challenge hence they reason why they segmented their customers according to their birthday. And customers are reached out according to those whose birthday falls nearby.
12-8. Dealerships for Subaru and other automobile manufacturers keep records of the mileage of cars they sell and service. Mileage data are used to remind customers of when they need to schedule service appointments, but they are used for other purposes as well. What kinds of decisions does this piece of data support at the local level and at the corporate level
Answer:
The Dealerships for Sabaru and other automobile manufacturers keeps records of the mileage of cars they sell and service due to various reasons. At the local level, it afford them the opportunity to know the car brand with the highest mileage being used by their customers.
Also, the ability to know the brand of car with least requirement for servicing. On the other-hand, at the corporate level, the records afford them the opportunity to know the automobile manufacturers which they will keep on trading with under dealership due to feedback from their customers.
Explanation:
The decisions that this piece of data supports at the local level and at the corporate level include the car that requires the least servicing.
From the complete information, it should be noted that the dealerships for Sabaru and other automobile manufacturers keep records of the mileage of cars they sell and service.
This can be pivotal in order to know the car brand with the highest mileage being used by their customers. Also, it's important to know the brand of car with the least requirement for servicing. At the corporate level, it's vital to know the automobile manufacturers that they'll continue trading with.
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Stephen Battista argues that public relations should help Under Armour convince customers that the company has a new kind of sports apparel. One way that public relations differs from other kinds of marketing communications is that it substitutes the term ________ for target market. Multiple Choice target audience consumer referent group public market segment
Answer:
The correct answer is the option: Public.
Explanation:
To begin with, the term of "Public Relations" refers to the instrument that the marketing managers have in order to establish better relationships with agents that are outside the company with the primary focus of increasing those relations that will eventually increase the company's public image. Moreover, one the variables that changes when the company decides to use this type of strategy is the fact that the target audience or market changes to be the public in general and that is why that the company forgets about their customers and focus on the public as a whole.
A company incurs $4,050,000 of overhead each year in three departments: Ordering and Receiving, Mixing, and Testing. The company prepares 2,000 purchase orders, works 50,000 mixing hours, and performs 1,500 tests per year in producing 200,000 drums of Goo and 600,000 drums of Slime. The following data are available: Department Expected use of Driver Cost Ordering and Receiving 2,000 $1,200,000 Mixing 50,000 1,500,000 Testing 1,500 1,350,000 Production information for Goo is as follows: Department Expected use of Driver Ordering and Receiving 400 Mixing 20,000 Testing 500 Compute the amount of overhead assigned to Goo. $2,760,000.
Answer:
$1,290,000
Explanation:
Goo:
Ordering and Receiving = 400 / 2,000 = 20%
Mixing = 20,000 / 50,000 = 40%
Testing = 500 / 1,500 = 33.33%
allocated overhead costs:
Ordering and Receiving = 20% x $1,200,000 = $240,000
Mixing = 40% x $1,500,000 = $600,000
Testing = 33.33% x $1,350,000 = $450,000
total allocated overhead costs = $1,290,000
Do you think that customers are impressed with the effort that Gap has made to respond to the need to have more worker friendly suppliers? Explain your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I think that customers are very impressed with their customer service
Explanation:
I'm impressed.
Statement of retained earnings. Use the data from the following financial statements in the popup window,
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Partial Income Statement Year Ending 2014
Sales revenue
$350,200
Cost of goods sold
$141,800
Fixed costs
$42,900
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
$28,000
Depreciation
$46,200
Partial Balance Sheet 12/31/2013
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
$16,000
Notes payable
$14,000
Accounts receivable
$27,800
Accounts payable
$19,100
Inventories
$48,000
Long-term debt
$189,900
Fixed assets
$368,000
OWNERS' EQUITY
Accumulated depreciation (-)
$140,200
Retained earnings
Intangible assets
$82,000
Common stock
$131,900
Partial Balance Sheet 12/31/2014
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
$26,200
Notes payable
$11,900
Accounts receivable
$18,800
Accounts payable
$24,100
Inventories
$53,200
Long-term debt
$161,800
Fixed assets
$447,800
OWNERS' EQUITY
Accumulated depreciation (-)
Retained earnings
Intangible assets
$82,200
Common stock
$181,900
. The company paid interest expense of
$ 18 comma 700$18,700
for 2014 and had an overall tax rate of
40 %40%
for 2014. Complete the statement of retained earnings for2014, and determine the dividends paid last year.
The distributed earnings is
$nothing.
(Round to the nearest dollar.)
Complete the statement of retained earnings: (Round to the nearest dollar.)
Statement of Retained Earnings
Year Ending December 31, 2014
Beginning balance
$
Add net income
$
Subtract dividends
$
Ending balance
$
Journalize the following, assuming a 360-day year is used for interest calculations: Apr. 30 Issued a $108,000, 30-day, 6% note dated April 30 to Misner Co. on account. May 30 Paid Misner Co. the amount owed on the note dated April 30. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below:
a. Account payable Dr $108,000
To note payable $108,000
(Being the issuance of the note is recorded)
b. Note payable Dr $108,000
Interest expense Dr $540 ($108,000 × 30 days ÷ 360 days × 6%)
To cash $108,540
(being the note payable and the interest expense is recorded)
American corporations vary in numerous and varied degrees from corporations of other countries. For example, in Japan, the government limits the highest wages a corporate officer may receive based as a multiple of what the lowest wage earner in the corporation receives. At one point, the highest paid employee of a Japanese corporation could receive only sixty (60) times the wage of the lowest paid employee of the corporation. Is this a wise regulation, or does this somehow limit the competitiveness of Japanese corporations
Answer with Explanation:
The wage restrictions would limit the competition of Japanese firms as the Executive Directors will be under under-paid and they will looking for jobs else where. This demotivation due to low pays would affect the competition of Japanese firms as the employee's productivity will also be lowered. The employees rather they are of Executive Level or they belong to lower level, they must be paid according to their performance. Their might be a fixed portion and a performance based portion which would erge the employee to work hard.
Green Thumb Garden Tools Inc. produces and sells home and garden tools and equipment. A lawnmower has a total cost of $230 per unit, of which $160 is product cost and $70 is selling and administrative expenses. In addition, the total cost of $230 is made up of $120 variable cost and $110 fixed cost. The desired profit is $58 per unit. Determine the markup percentage on product cost.
Answer:
80%
Explanation:
The computation of markup percentage on product cost is shown below:-
Markup percentage on product cost = ((Selling and administrative expenses + Desired profit) ÷ Product cost) × 100
= (($70 + $58) ÷ $160) × 100
= 0.8
or
= 80%
Therefore for computing the markup percentage on product cost we simply applied the above formula.
If a company has the following data, is the budget variance favorable or unfavorable? Budgeted Sales $10,000 Actual Sales. $8,000
Answer:
$2,000 unfavorable
Explanation:
The computation of the budget variance is shown below:
Budget variance is
= Budgeted sales - actual sales
where,
Budgeted sales is $10,000
And the actual sales is $8,000
Now placing these values to the above formula
So, the budget variance is
= $10,000 - $8,000
= $2,000 unfavorable
Since the actual sales is less than the budgeted sales so the same is to be unfavorable else it is favorable
Which of the following promises is subject to the "strict performance" standard? Assume that performance of the promise is not an express condition of the promisee's duty to perform. cousrse hero
Answer:
A promise to deliver a deed
Explanation:
The term, 'strict performance' is used to describe a contract between two parties. A contract is an agreement between two parties, and it is legally binding. When discharging contracts involving services, 'substantial performance' is required. For example, if I tell a painter to paint my house blue except for the kitchen and storeroom which should be painted white, and he does accordingly but failed in painting the kitchen white, he has performed substantially even though there was a minor breach. The consequences of which would be borne by him.
'Strict performance' is required in contracts where the terms are stated in express terms and the standards are very high. A 'deed' is such a contract because it is a document specifying the legal rights of a person or the ownership of a property. It requires the signatures of the two parties. Therefore, strict performance and adherence to the contractual deed are required.
On December 31, 2016, when its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a debit balance of $1,432, Sunland Company estimates that 9% of its accounts receivable balance of $105,900 will become uncollectible and records the necessary adjustment to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. On May 11, 2017, Sunland Company determined that B. Jared’s account was uncollectible and wrote off $1,091. On June 12, 2017, Jared paid the amount previously written off.Required:Prepare the journal entries on December 31, 2016, May 11, 2017, and June 12, 2017.
Answer: Please see explanation column for answers
Explanation:
1) To record bad debts expense
Date Account Debit Credit
Dec 31, 2016 Bad Debt Expense $10,963
Allowance for doubtful account $10,963
Calculation ;
Bad debts expense
9% x $105,900 = $9,531
Adjustment= $9,531 + debit balance of $1,432=$10,963
2) To write off uncollectible accounts receivables
Date Account Debit Credit
May 11, 2017 Allowance for doubtful account $1,091.
Accounts receivable--- B. Jared $1,091.
3) To reinstate accounts accounts previously written off
Date Account Debit Credit
June 12, 2017 Accounts receivable--- B. Jared $1,091.
Allowance for doubtful account $1,091.
3b)to collect cash from receivables
Date Account Debit Credit
June 12, 2017 Cash $1,091.
Accounts receivable--- B. Jared $1,091.
Suppose taxi fares from Logan Airport to downtown Boston is known to be normally distributed and a sample of seven taxi fares produces a mean fare of $22.31 and a 95% confidence interval of [$20.5051, $24.2091]. Which of the following statements is a valid explanation of the confidence interval.
A) 95% of all taxi fares are between $20.51 and $24.21.
B) We are 95% confident that a randomly selected taxi fare will be between $20.51 and $24.21.
C) The mean amount of a taxi fare is $22.31, 95% of the time.
D) We are 95% confident that the average taxi fare between Logan Airport and downtown Boston will fall between $20.51 and $24.21.
Answer: D) We are 95% confident that the average taxi fare between Logan Airport and downtown Boston will fall between $20.51 and $24.21.
Explanation:
The Confidence interval allows one to speculate between which values the average of a population will be. In a 95% confidence interval, this means that we are 95% certain that the average value of a variable will be between the higher and lower limits set by the interval.
The 95% confidence interval here has an upper limit of $24.2091 and a lower limit of $20.5051 for taxi fares from Logan Airport to downtown Boston. This means that with a 95% certainty, the taxi charge from Logan Airport to downtown Boston will be between these 2 charges so you can expect to pay an amount between them.
