1

A fast-food restaurant asks customers to evaluate the drive-thru service as good,

average, or poor. What level of data measurement is this classification?

2

In order to determine the average amount spent in November on Amazon.com a random

sample of 144 Amazon accounts were selected. The sample mean amount spent in

November was $250 with a standard deviation of $25. Assuming that the population

standard deviation is unknown, what is a 95% confidence interval for the population mean

amount spent on Amazon.com in November?

3.

A shipment of 20 DVDs has arrived at a video rental store. Based on past experience, the

manager knows that 10% of all new DVDs sent to the store have a visible defect. The

manager tells you to begin inspecting the new DVDs one at a time at random until you find

the first DVD that has a defect. If 10% of the DVDs have a visible defect in the new

shipment, what is the probability that the first DVD that has a defect is the 3rd one that

you inspect? (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

4

An insurance agent has selected a sample of drivers that she insures whose ages are in

the range from 16–42 years old. For each driver, she records the age of the driver and the

dollar amount of claims that the driver filed in the previous 12 months. A scatterplot

showing the dollar amount of claims as the response variable and the age as the predictor

shows a linear regression line with: y^=3710 – 55.4x. If the age of a driver increases by 1

year, by how much and in what direction would the dollar amount of claims be predicted

to change for the driver?

5.

A researcher claims that the proportion of employees who play video games in the

workplace is higher than it was 10 years ago. You might be willing to reject the null

hypothesis of no change with a = 0.10 or larger. The p-value for this test is 0.15. In this

case the researcher should

6.

The general plan of major actions through which a firm intends to achieve is long-term

objectives is called its

7.

How valuable a low-cost leader’s cost advantage is depends on

8.

Which of the following represent marketing capabilities at the growth stage of industry

evolution?

9.

__________ is an organization structured around the idea of sharing knowledge, seeking

knowledge, and creating opportunities to create new knowledge.

10.

Which of the following types of strategic control has a low degree of formalization?

11.

Investors and creditors are particularly interested in this financial statement because it

tells them what is happening to the company’s most important resource?

12.

The cash basis of accounting is prohibited under GAAP for the following reason:

13.

Use the following data to determine the total dollar amount of assets to be classified as

property, plant, and equipment. Eddy Auto Supplies Balance Sheet December 31, 2014

Cash $84,000 Accounts payable $110,000 Accounts receivable $80,000 Salaries and

wages payable $20,000 Inventory $140,000 Mortgage payable $180,000 Prepaid

insurance $60,000 Total liabilities $310,000 Stock investments $170,000 Land $190,000

Buildings $226,000 Common stock $240,000 Less: Accumulated Retained earnings

$500,000 depreciation ($40,000) $186,000 Total stockholders’ equity $740,000

Trademarks $140,000 Total liabilities and Total assets $1,050,000 Stockholders’ equity

$1,050,000

14

The manager of Weiser is given a bonus based on net income before taxes. The net

income after taxes is $35,700 for FIFO and $29,400 for LIFO. The tax rate is 30%. The

bonus rate is 20%. How much higher is the manager’s bonus if FIFO is adopted instead of

LIFO?

15.

The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 requires publicly traded U.S. companies to take the

following actions to defect and prevent fraud:

16.

On July 1, 2014, Linden Company purchased the copyright to Norman Computer

Tutorials for $140,000. It is estimated that the copyright will have a useful life of 5 years.

The amount of amortization expense recognized for the year 2014 would be

17.

ABC Corp. receives a 7-month interest-bearing promissory note in the amount of

$360,000 on February 1. The interest rate is 15%. What is the total interest expense ABC

Corp will record assuming ABC makes all of its payments?

18.

Logan Corporation issues 50,000 shares of $50 par value preferred stock for cash at $60

per share. The entry to record the transaction will consist of a debit to cash for

$3,000,000 and a credit or credits to

19.

Which of the following tools of analysis is used to evaluate financial statement information

by expressing financial statement data as a percentage over a base amount?

20.

The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 requires publically-traded U.S. companies to provide

great internal controls. The five primary components of an internal control system include:

a control environment, risk assessment, information and communication, monitoring, and

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