Suppose a large labor union wishes to estimate the mean number of hours per month a union member is absent from work. the union decides to sample 100 of its members at random and monitor their working time for 1 month. at the end of the month, the total number of hours absent from work is recorded for each employee. if the mean and standard deviation of the sample are 13 hours and 9 hours, respectively, find a 95% confidence interval for the true mean number of hours absent per month per employee. round your answer to four decimal places.

True or false: a smart store layout moves customers in and out as fast as possible. a) true b) false

Xyz corporation has provided the following data concerning manufacturing overhead for july: actual manufacturing overhead incurred $ 69,000 manufacturing overhead applied to work in process $ 79,000 the company's cost of goods sold was $243,000 prior to closing out its manufacturing overhead account. the company closes out its manufacturing overhead account to cost of goods sold. which of the following statements is true? multiple choice manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $253,000 manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $233,000 manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $253,000 manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $233,000

Which of the following is one of the advantages primarily associated with a performance appraisal? (a) it protects employees against discrimination on the basis of race. (b) it motivates employees to work on their shortcomings. (c) it encourages employees to play the role of the whistle-blower. (d) it accurately measures the resources of the firm.