Category HBX

NO.128 A student conducts a two-sided hypothesis test and is looking for a confidence level of 65%. For which of the p-values below would the student reject the null hypothesis? (Select all that apply.)

NO.129 What denominator amounts does an analyst use to calculate the common size balance sheet and income statement?

NO.130 An apparel company is negotiating a new contract with one of its fabric suppliers. Under which of the following conditions will the apparel company have power to bargain for a lower price in the negotiations?

NO.131 While proposing an advertising campaign to a supermarket, a marketing firm claimed that a previous campaign it designed for a department store increased sales by 10 percent. Which of the following research strategies should the supermarket pursue to determine whether this claim is justified?
I. Research sales growth for the department store’s competitors during the time of the campaign.
II. Research sales growth for the marketing firm’s other clients after their campaigns.
III. Research sales growth for companies that used different marketing companies’ campaigns.
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Research the department store’s sales growth prior to the marketing campaign.

NO.132 Which of the following options is an example of an implicit transaction?

NO.133 An individual is considering whether to fly or take the train for an upcoming trip. This individual works remotely for $10/hour, but will not be able to work while on the airplane or train. The flight would take two hours and cost $125; the train would take eight hours and cost $50. What are the respective total economic costs of taking the flight and taking the train?

NO.134 An accountant pays $30,000 for inventory purchased on credit last month. This payment will impact the accounting equation by decreasing assets and:

NO.135 Mobile telephone providers often require customers to enter two-year contracts, with the stipulation that these customers pay a termination fee if they would like to end their contracts early. A new mobile telephone provider offers to pay customers’ early termination fees if they are currently in a contract but would like to change providers. If the goal of the company is to gain as many new customers as possible, it might be offering this promotion in order to:

NO.136 A student suspects that this January has been much colder than in years past. The student decides to test this belief by looking at the daily mean temperatures for that month. The historical mean daily temperature for January was 29(O)F. The student’s data show that the average daily mean temperature for this January was 27(O)F. Based on the student’s theory and the information above, what is the correct alternative hypothesis?

NO.137 A student gathers information and performs a regression analysis comparing a person’s undergraduate GPA to that person’s starting salary after college graduation.

Based on this regression, what would a student with a GPA of 3.67 expect to earn on average upon college graduation?

NO.138 Company A is projecting a 10 percent increase in revenue for the next quarter with no significant changes to their operations. Which of the following accounting elements is the LEAST likely to mirror that increase?

NO.139 Which of the following options BEST exemplifies an unbiased question?

NO.140 Which of the following graphs shows a negative relationship between the two variables?
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NO.141 What are the items that companies using the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) might place in different sections within the statement of cash flows compared to those reporting under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?

NO.142 Which of the following options would MOST likely be considered a variable cost?

NO.143 A market research team conducted a pilot test for its new product. The team observed 50 volunteers and recorded their response scores. Using the sample mean and standard deviation, ahypothesis test was performed to see if the average response score was greater than 90. The team calculated a p-value of 0.0477. Which of the following statements is correct?

NO.144 On July 1st, a company paid $12,000 for an annual insurance policy covering the month of July through the following June. Which of the following statements reflects how this payment would be recorded on July 1st under the accrual method?