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1. If next Thursday there are 500 employees instead of 300, will the probability

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Question

1. If next Thursday there are 500 employees instead of 300, will the probability of a profit increase or decrease?(Hint: Find the probability that the sample mean expense is less than $15 when there are 500 customers.)

a) 0

b) Same probability

c) Probability of a profit will decrease when n=500

d) Probability of a profit will increase when n=500

2. What if the mean expense per customer were $11 instead of $14.95, will the probability of a profit increase or decrease?

a) 0.5

b) Same probability

c) Probability of a profit will decrease when mean expense per customer were $11

d) Probability of a profit will increase when mean expense per customer were $11

Explanation / Answer

1. As 15 lies to the right of mean expenses, with an increase in n, the Z score will become more positive and area to the left of Z score will increase.

Hence, Answer: d) Probability of a profit will increase when n=500

2. With a decrease in population mean, Z score will increase, which will increase the probability of profitability.

Answer: d) Probability of a profit will increase when mean expense per customer were $11