Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that in our industry on average a firm paid out record year end bonuses of $125,500 per employee for 2008. We would like to take a sample of employees at our firm to see whether the mean year end bonus is different from the reported mean of $125,500 for the population.
1. Sample Mean = 118000
2. Population Mean = 125500
3. Population Standard Deviation = 30000
4. Sample size = 40
5. Alpha Error = 5%
6. Confidence Coefficient = 95%
7. Calculate Test Statistic = Mean difference /s td error = -1.581
8. Rejection Region Critical Value = If Z statistic is below -1.96 or above 1.96