Because of high production-changeover time and costs, a director of manufacturing must convince management that a proposed manufacturing method reduces costs before the new method can be implemented. The current production method operates with a mean cost of $260 per hour. A research study will measure the cost of the new method over a sample production period. (a) Develop the null and alternative hypotheses most appropriate for this study. H0: ? < 260 Ha: ? ≥ 260 H0: ? > 260 Ha: ? ≤ 260      H0: ? ≤ 260 Ha: ? > 260 H0: ? = 260 Ha: ? ≠ 260 H0: ? ≥ 260 Ha: ? < 260 (b) Comment on the conclusion when H0 cannot be rejected. There is not enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should consider implementing the new method.There is enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should not consider implementing the new method.     There is enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should consider implementing the new method.There is not enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should not consider implementing the new method. (c) Comment on the conclusion when H0 can be rejected. There is not enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should consider implementing the new method.There is enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should not consider implementing the new method.     There is enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should consider implementing the new method.There is not enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should not consider implementing the new method.

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Because of high production-changeover time and costs, a director of manufacturing must convince management that a proposed manufacturing method reduces costs before the new method can be implemented. The current production method operates with a mean cost of $260 per hour. A research study will measure the cost of the new method over a sample production period.
(a)
Develop the null and alternative hypotheses most appropriate for this study.
H0: ? < 260
Ha: ? ≥ 260
H0: ? > 260
Ha: ? ≤ 260
    
H0: ? ≤ 260
Ha: ? > 260
H0: ? = 260
Ha: ? ≠ 260
H0: ? ≥ 260
Ha: ? < 260
(b)
Comment on the conclusion when
H0
cannot be rejected.
There is not enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should consider implementing the new method.There is enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should not consider implementing the new method.     There is enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should consider implementing the new method.There is not enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should not consider implementing the new method.
(c)
Comment on the conclusion when
H0
can be rejected.
There is not enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should consider implementing the new method.There is enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should not consider implementing the new method.     There is enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should consider implementing the new method.There is not enough evidence to conclude that the new method reduces costs. Management should not consider implementing the new method.
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