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Salary Data

Salary Data
Employee Gender (1=male, 2=female) Education (years) Current Salary Beginning Salary Previous Experience (months)
1 1 15 $57,000 $27,000 144
2 1 8 $31,900 $13,200 190
3 1 12 $31,900 $12,750 0
4 1 15 $27,900 $12,750 115
5 1 12 $44,000 $13,500 244
6 1 15 $27,750 $14,250 34
7 1 12 $40,800 $15,000 24
8 1 15 $34,650 $14,250 61
9 1 12 $37,500 $15,000 75
10 1 12 $25,800 $15,000 143
11 1 12 $26,700 $12,900 18
12 1 15 $26,700 $15,000 56
13 1 16 $66,000 $47,490 150
14 1 16 $52,650 $19,500 20
15 1 16 $45,625 $23,250 60
16 1 12 $44,900 $11,250 0
17 1 12 $45,500 $12,000 11
18 1 8 $27,100 $10,200 0
19 1 18 $68,125 $32,490 29
20 1 12 $30,600 $15,750 460
21 1 8 $31,300 $11,550 24
22 1 12 $23,400 $11,250 18
23 1 12 $23,400 $11,250 0
24 1 16 $34,500 $17,250 3
25 1 12 $28,150 $10,950 0
26 1 12 $24,450 $14,250 117
27 1 12 $42,200 $16,500 7
28 1 17 $29,100 $12,750 375
29 1 12 $37,650 $15,750 132
30 1 12 $27,900 $13,500 32
31 1 12 $28,500 $11,250 154
32 1 12 $35,000 $15,000 121
33 1 19 $61,250 $33,000 9
34 1 19 $36,000 $19,500 21
35 1 8 $35,200 $18,750 344
36 1 16 $34,950 $20,250 55
37 1 8 $36,250 $16,050 264
38 1 15 $23,850 $13,500 122
39 1 12 $29,700 $13,500 26
40 1 8 $21,600 $13,500 228
41 1 16 $110,500 $44,100 128
42 2 16 $40,200 $18,750 36
43 2 12 $21,450 $12,000 381
44 2 15 $45,000 $21,000 138
45 2 15 $32,100 $13,500 67
46 2 15 $26,000 $18,750 114
47 2 16 $30,300 $16,500 143
48 2 8 $28,350 $12,000 26
49 2 15 $35,100 $16,800 137
50 2 12 $27,300 $13,500 66
51 2 15 $46,000 $14,250 48
52 2 16 $67,500 $27,510 70
53 2 15 $23,700 $13,500 359
54 2 16 $32,300 $26,250 126
55 2 8 $30,750 $15,000 451
56 2 12 $20,850 $12,000 163
57 2 15 $35,250 $15,000 54
58 2 12 $26,550 $13,050 11
59 2 12 $27,750 $12,000 11
60 2 16 $25,050 $12,750 123
61 2 15 $30,900 $15,000 25
62 2 15 $29,400 $16,500 24
63 2 12 $19,650 $10,950 11
64 2 12 $22,050 $10,950 9
65 2 15 $28,200 $12,750 19
66 2 12 $23,100 $11,250 13
67 2 12 $25,500 $11,400 9
68 2 19 $52,125 $27,480 221
69 2 19 $51,875 $36,750 199
70 2 12 $19,650 $11,250 5
71 2 12 $22,350 $11,250 5
72 2 12 $24,300 $10,950 8
73 2 12 $28,500 $11,250 4
74 2 12 $19,950 $11,250 8
75 2 8 $21,750 $12,450 318
76 2 12 $49,400 $33,750 272
77 2 16 $79,500 $60,000 150
78 2 12 $35,700 $16,500 72
79 2 15 $22,950 $13,950 22
80 2 12 $23,100 $12,000 228
81 2 16 $56,750 $30,000 15
82 2 8 $21,150 $12,000 159
83 2 12 $31,200 $15,750 155
84 2 12 $20,700 $11,250 2
85 2 12 $21,300 $11,250 3
86 2 12 $19,650 $13,950 133
87 2 17 $60,000 $32,490 17
88 2 15 $30,300 $15,750 55
89 2 12 $30,750 $15,000 56
90 2 12 $33,540 $15,750 47
91 2 15 $40,350 $16,500 80
92 2 12 $30,270 $15,750 80
93 2 15 $32,400 $15,000 64
94 2 12 $20,400 $11,250 0
95 2 8 $24,150 $12,750 96
96 2 12 $24,450 $15,750 87
97 2 15 $28,050 $16,500 84
98 2 15 $49,000 $20,550 86
99 2 12 $16,350 $10,200 163
100 2 16 $70,000 $21,750 19

Copy of MM305_States.xlsx

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States Data

Abbr State Region Poverty Crime College Bachelors Income 2000 Income 2010 Metro Population Area Density College Debt Not Covered Teen Pregnancy Jan Unemploy Feb Unemploy Mar Unemploy Apr Unemploy May Unemploy June Unemploy
AL Alabama Southeast 17.5 465.7 66.7 22.3 $ 35,424 $ 40,976 74 4822023 50744 91.87 $ 25,192.00 16.9 14 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.5
AK Alaska West 9 654.4 45.7 25.5 $ 52,847 $ 58,198 71 731449 571951 1.20 $ 24,571.38 17.7 20 6.7 6.5 6.2 6 5.9 6.1
AZ Arizona West 16.5 478.6 51.4 28 $ 39,783 $ 47,279 85 6553255 113635 57.20 $ 19,950.00 19.6 6 8 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.8 8
AR Arkansas South 18.8 516.4 62.5 18.8 $ 29,697 $ 38,571 62 2949131 52068 54.84 $ 23,048.00 19.2 5 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.3
CA California West 14.2 503.8 65.4 31.7 $ 46,816 $ 54,459 98 38041430 155959 235.68 $ 18,879.00 20.0 17 9.8 9.6 9.4 9 8.6 8.5
CO Colorado West 12.9 344.1 62.6 35.5 $ 48,240 $ 60,442 88 5187582 103718 47.62 $ 22,283.00 15.3 23 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.9 7
CT Connecticut Northeast 9.4 306.7 68 34.5 $ 50,172 $ 66,452 96 3590347 4845 722.65 $ 28,783.00 12.0 38 8.1 8 8 8 8 8.1
DE Delaware South 10.8 708.6 66.1 26.9 $ 50,365 $ 55,269 79 917092 1954 446.82 $ 24,571.38 13.4 7 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.3
FL Florida South 14.9 688.9 58.8 26 $ 38,856 $ 44,243 96 19317568 53927 339.87 $ 23,054.00 22.4 15 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.1
GA Georgia South 16.5 496.1 69.6 27.6 $ 41,901 $ 44,108 85 9919945 57906 167.27 $ 22,443.00 20.5 10 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.3 8.6
HI Hawaii West 10.4 272.5 62.3 26.6 $ 51,546 $ 58,507 72 1392313 6423 200.56 $ 17,447.00 8.2 12 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6
ID Idaho West 14.3 239.3 49.1 23.8 $ 37,611 $ 47,014 61 1595728 82747 18.42 $ 24,134.00 15.2 35 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.4
IL Illinois Midwest 13.3 412.5 57.4 27.4 $ 46,064 $ 50,761 88 12875255 55584 232.11 $ 26,470.00 14.8 21 9 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.2
IN Indiana Midwest 14.4 375.5 65.7 21.1 $ 40,865 $ 46,322 73 6537334 35867 177.79 $ 27,500.00 14.2 33 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.4
IA Iowa Midwest 11.8 298.2 64.3 24.3 $ 40,991 $ 49,177 57 3074186 55869 53.74 $ 28,753.00 11.4 41 5 5 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.6
KS Kansas Midwest 13.4 415.1 65.4 30 $ 41,059 $ 46,229 65 2885905 81815 34.25 $ 23,321.00 13.3 27 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.8
KY Kentucky South 18.6 306.6 60.9 21 $ 36,265 $ 41,236 54 4380415 39728 107.46 $ 22,287.00 16.2 19 7.9 7.9 8 7.9 8.1 8.4
LA Louisiana South 17.3 658.4 65.3 22.4 $ 30,718 $ 39,443 85 4601893 43562 101.25 $ 22,455.00 16.0 8 5.9 6 6.2 6.5 6.8 7
ME Maine Northeast 12.3 119.4 57.1 24.2 $ 37,266 $ 48,133 50 1329192 30862 42.66 $ 26,046.00 10.2 45 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.8
MD Maryland South 9.1 628.2 62.9 35.2 $ 54,535 $ 64,025 97 5884563 9774 576.39 $ 24,002.00 14.0 26 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.7 7
MA Massachusetts Northeast 10.3 466.2 74.7 36.7 $ 46,753 $ 61,333 97 6646144 7840 828.82 $ 27,181.00 4.4 46 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.6 7
MI Michigan Midwest 16.2 522.2 59.9 24.4 $ 45,512 $ 46,441 86 9883360 56804 176.10 $ 27,451.00 13.8 34 8.9 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.7
MN Minnesota Midwest 11 412.5 69.2 32.5 $ 54,251 $ 52,554 71 5379139 79610 65.57 $ 29,793.00 8.8 48 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2
MS Mississippi South 21.9 328.7 77.4 20.1 $ 34,299 $ 37,985 45 2984926 46907 62.65 $ 23,537.00 17.6 2 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.1 9.1 9
MO Missouri Midwest 14.6 505.2 60 28.1 $ 45,097 $ 46,184 78 6021988 68886 85.82 $ 23,229.00 15.3 25 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.9
MT Montana West 15.1 302 51.9 25.5 $ 32,777 $ 41,467 36 1005141 145552 6.65 $ 24,113.00 15.4 32 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4
NE Nebraska Midwest 12.3 323.3 65.5 24.8 $ 41,750 $ 52,728 61 1855525 76872 23.20 $ 24,287.00 11.5 42 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 4
NV Nevada West 12.4 727.5 55.6 24.5 $ 45,758 $ 51,525 91 2758931 109826 23.68 $ 19,954.00 20.8 4 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.6
NH New Hampshire Northeast 8.5 166 63.9 35.4 $ 50,926 $ 66,707 63 1320718 8968 146.72 $ 32,440.00 10.5 50 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2
NJ New Jersey Northeast 9.4 326.1 71.1 34.6 $ 50,405 $ 63,540 100 8864590 7417 1170.64 $ 27,610.00 15.8 29 9.5 9.3 9 8.7 8.6 8.7
NM New Mexico West 18 670.6 67.7 25.1 $ 35,093 $ 45,098 72 2085538 121356 16.35 $ 24,571.38 21.7 1 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.8
NY New York Northeast 14.2 401.8 74.2 30.6 $ 40,744 $ 49,826 92 19570261 47214 412.81 $ 25,851.00 14.8 18 8.4 8.4 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.5
NC North Carolina South 16.3 486.6 66 23.4 $ 38,317 $ 43,753 68 9752073 48711 189.33 $ 20,800.00 18.0 16 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.8
ND North Dakota West 11.7 200.5 67.6 25.2 $ 35,996 $ 51,380 49 699628 68976 9.30 $ 27,425.00 10.7 47 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1
OH Ohio Midwest 15.2 385.1 62.7 24.6 $ 42,962 $ 46,093 76 11544225 40948 280.50 $ 28,683.00 14.3 28 7 7 7.1 7 7 7.2
OK Oklahoma South 16.2 539.7 56 22.9 $ 32,432 $ 43,400 69 3814820 68667 53.04 $ 20,897.00 18.1 9 5.1 5 5 4.9 5 5.2
OR Oregon West 14.3 265 46.5 25.9 $ 42,499 $ 50,526 75 3899353 95997 39.48 $ 25,497.00 17.7 31 8.4 8.4 8.2 8 7.8 7.9
PA Pennsylvania Northeast 12.5 417 63.9 25.3 $ 42,176 $ 48,460 82 12763536 44817 277.76 $ 29,959.00 11.4 36 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.5
RI Rhode Island Northeast 11.5 252.8 67.4 27.2 $ 42,197 $ 51,914 100 1050292 1045 1005.54 $ 29,097.00 12.3 39 9.8 9.4 9.1 8.8 8.9 8.9
SC South Carolina South 17.1 726.2 70.4 24.9 $ 37,570 $ 41,709 69 4723723 30109 148.79 $ 25,662.00 17.0 11 8.7 8.6 8.4 8 8 8.1
SD South Dakota Midwest 14.2 300.6 72.1 25.5 $ 36,475 $ 45,669 49 833354 75885 10.60 $ 24,232.00 13.5 40 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4 3.9
TN Tennessee South 17.1 721.6 61.6 24.3 $ 34,096 $ 38,686 75 6456243 41217 150.78 $ 20,703.00 15.4 13 7.7 7.8 7.9 8 8.3 8.5
TX Texas South 17.2 508.2 56.9 24.5 $ 38,609 $ 47,464 89 26059203 261797 92.92 $ 22,140.00 26.1 3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.5
UT Utah West 11.5 225.6 58.5 30.8 $ 47,550 $ 56,787 78 2855287 82144 33.31 $ 17,227.00 14.8 43 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.7
VT Vermont Northeast 11.4 140.8 48.3 34.2 $ 39,594 $ 55,942 32 626011 9250 67.16 $ 28,273.00 9.9 49 4.7 4.4 4.1 4 4.1 4.4
VA Virginia South 10.5 258.1 68.7 33.1 $ 47,163 $ 60,363 87 8185867 39594 196.22 $ 24,717.00 13.0 37 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5
WA Washington West 12.3 332.1 50.7 29.9 $ 42,525 $ 56,253 92 6897012 66544 98.42 $ 22,244.00 12.9 30 7.5 7.5 7.3 7 6.8 6.8
WV West Virginia South 17.7 300.4 59.1 15.3 $ 29,411 $ 42,839 57 1855413 24078 75.36 $ 26,227.00 14.0 24 7.4 7.3 7 6.6 6.2 6.1
WI Wisconsin Midwest 12.4 276.9 59.1 25.6 $ 45,088 $ 50,522 75 5726398 54310 103.63 $ 26,238.00 9.5 44 7 7.2 7.1 7.1 7 6.8
WY Wyoming West 9.8 245.5 59.4 22.5 $ 39,629 $ 52,359 30 576412 97100 5.49 $ 23,341.00 15.8 22 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.6
Poverty represents the percentage of the population living in poverty in 2009 (from census.gov). Region is the Census Bureau-designated area. Crime represents the violent crime rate per 100,000 population in 2009 (from census.gov). College indicates the percentage of high school graduates going directly to college in 2008 (from nces.ed.gov). Bachelors shows the percentage of the state's population with a Bachelor's degree or higher. Metro shows the percentage of the population living in a metropolitan area in 2010 (from statehealthfacts.org). Income represents the median income per household in US$ for 2000 and 2010 (from census.gov). Population is the 2012 population (worldatlas.com). Area in Square Miles (worldatlas.com). Density is population per square mile (worldatlas.com). College Debt is the average college debt for graduates (http://projectonstudentdebt.org). Teen pregnancy rate rank 2008 (Guttmacher Institute). Not Covered is the percent of the population not covered by health insurance (2009, US Census Bureau). Monthly Unemployment Rates for 2013 (www.ncsl.org).

MM305 Unit 7 Project.docx

MM305 Unit 7 Project

Name:

Directions:

· In this project you will be using the States Data file that is found in Doc Sharing under the Instructor-Graded Projects:

· Steps for accessing the States Data file:

1. Open your Excel with PhStat2

2. Click File—Open

3. Select the States Data file

· Not all questions require the use of technology or the States Date file.

· You may insert your answers, including any charts, graphs, or output, on this document.

· Be sure to put your name on this document and save it to your computer.

1. Even though independent gasoline stations have been having a difficult time, Susan Solomon has been thinking about starting her own independent gas station. Susan’s problem is to decide how large her station should be. The annual returns will depend on both the size of the station and a number of marketing factors related to oil industry and demand for gasoline. After careful analysis, Susan developed the following table:

Size of Gasoline Station

Good Market ($)

Fair Market ($)

Poor Market ($)

Small

$70,000

$30,000

-$30,000

Medium

$110,000

$50,000

-$40,000

Large

$170,000

$70,000

-$50,000

1. Develop a decision table for this decision.

2. What is the Maximax decision?

3. What is the Maximin decision?

4. What is the criterion of realism decision? Use α = 0.6.

5. Develop an Opportunity Loss Table

6. What is the Minimax Regret Decision?

2. Data collected on the yearly demand for 50-pound bags of fertilizer at Sunshine Garden Supply are shown in the following table.

Year

Demand for Fertilizer (1,000s of Bags)

1

4

2

7

3

5

4

5

5

10

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

11

10

14

11

15

Use Excel QM to:

1. Develop a three-year moving average to forecast sales in year 12.

2. Develop a 3-year weighted average to predict demand in year 12, in which sales in the most recent year is given a weight of 2 and sales in the two years prior to that are each given a weight of 1.

3. Develop a regression/trend line to estimate the demand for fertilizer in year 12.

4. Based on the three forecasts you have created, which forecast is the most accurate?

3. Kaplan College has decided to "wire" its campus. The first stage in this effort is to install the "backbone," i.e., to connect all the buildings. The table below gives the distances between the various buildings on campus in hundreds of feet.

Distances in Hundreds of Feet

From

To

Building 1

Building 2

Building 3

Building 4

Building 5

Building 6

Building 1

3

7

5

5

4

Building 2

5

2

6

6

Building 3

5

4

4

Building 4

5

3

Building 5

4

Building 6

1. How should the buildings be connected to minimize the total length of cable?

2. What length of cable is required?

4. The following represents the distances in miles from a warehouse (node 1) to various cities in Montana. The major outlet store is located at node 7.

From Node

To Node

Distance

1

2

40

1

4

100

2

3

20

2

4

30

3

4

60

3

5

40

3

6

20

4

5

70

4

7

50

5

6

50

5

7

80

6

7

40

1. Find the shortest route and distance from Node 1 to Node 7.

5. The network of a city sewer system and their capacities are shown below. Remember that the arc has both capacity and reverse capacity. For example, row 1 is the flow from node 1 to node 2 and row 2 is the reverse flow from node 2 to node 1. There are eight branches in this network.

From Node

To Node

Fluid Flow

1

2

150

2

1

100

1

3

0

3

1

150

1

4

300

4

1

300

1

5

150

5

1

100

2

4

300

4

2

200

3

4

250

4

3

300

3

5

300

5

3

250

4

5

100

5

4

0

Determine the maximum flow (in hundreds of gallons of water per minute) from node 1 to node 5

6. The governor of Michigan believes that the state can improve the state’s crime rate if the state can reduce the college debt carried by its citizens and if they can increase the percent of the population covered by health insurance.

1. Using the States Data Set and PHStat, create the multiple regression prediction equation.

2. Predict the crime rate for Michigan if the college debt were $25,000 and the percent not covered by insurance was 10?

7. A concessionaire for the local ballpark has developed a table of conditional values for the various alternatives (stocking decisions) and states of nature (size of crowd).

Stocking Decision

Large Crowd ($)

Average Crowd ($)

Small Crowd ($)

Large Inventory

$22,000

$12,000

-$2,000

Average Inventory

$15,000

$12,000

$6,000

Small Inventory

$9,000

$6,000

$5,000

If the probabilities associated with the states of nature are 0.30 for a large crowd, 0.50 for an average crowd, and 0.20 for a small crowd, determine:

1. The alternative that provides the greatest expected monetary value (EMV).

2. The expected value of perfect information (EVPI).

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MM305 Unit 9 Project.docx

MM305 Unit 9 project

Name:

Directions:

· In this project you will be using the States Data file that is found in Doc Sharing under the Instructor-Graded Projects:

· Steps for accessing the States Data file:

1. Open your Excel with PhStat2

2. Click File—Open

3. Select the States Data file

· Not all questions require the use of technology or the States Date file.

· You may insert your answers, including any charts, graphs, or output, on this document.

· Be sure to put your name on this document and save it to your computer.

1. Allen Machines specializes in developing weed-harvesting equipment that is used to clear small lakes of weeds. Allen Machines is contemplating the construction of a machine that would harvest weeds on narrow rivers and waterways. The activities and time in weeks necessary to build one of these experimental machines are shown in the table below.

Activity

Immediate Predecessors

Time in Weeks

A

none

6

B

none

5

C

A

3

D

A

2

E

B

4

F

B

6

G

C,E

10

H

D,F

7

1. What is the minimum possible time required for completing the project?

2. What is the latest possible time that Activity D may be started without delaying the completion of the project?

3. What is the latest finish time for Activity F?

4. What is/are the critical path(s)?

2. The following is the activity and associated costs for the renovation of the local high school football stadium. The times are in weeks.

Activity

Immediate Predecessor

Time

Cost ($)

A

-

4

25,000

B

-

5

30,000

C

A

3

15,000

D

B

8

50,000

E

B

2

12,000

F

C, D

3

15,000

G

C, D

7

46,000

H

E, F

2

20,000

1. What is the critical path for this project?

2. How much of the total budget would be spent in Week 8 (Period 8) with the earliest start budget?

3. Precision Manufacturing has a government contract to produce stainless steel rods for use in military aircraft. Each rod is required to be 20 millimeters in diameter. Each hour, random samples of size n = 4 rods are measured to check process control. Five hours of observations yielded the following:

Diameter

Time

Rod 1

Rod 2

Rod 3

Rod 4

9 A.M.

19.8

20.4

19.9

20.3

10 A.M.

20.1

20.2

19.9

19.8

11 A.M.

19.9

20.5

20.3

20.1

Noon

19.7

19.8

20.3

20.2

1 P.M.

19.7

20.1

19.9

19.9

1. Construct the xbar-chart and the R-chart.

2. Is the process in control?

4. Modern Electronics specializes in manufacturing modern electronic components. It also builds the equipment that produces the components. Modern Electronics is considering building a new facility but the estimated profits would be impacted by the type of market that develops. The probability for a strong market is 0.3; for a fair market is 0.5; and for a poor market is 0.2. You are responsible for advising the president of Modern Electronics on the type facility that should be built or to not build a facility at all. The table shows the estimated profits under each market and for each size facility.

Estimated Profits

Strong Market

Fair Market

Poor Market

Build a large facility

550,000

110,000

-310,000

Build a medium-size facility

300,000

129,000

-100,000

Build a small facility

200,000

100,000

-32,000

Do not build a facility

0

0

0

1. Provide a recommendation to the president that maximizes profits

2. Provide a second recommendation to the president that minimizes regret.

5. Consulting income at Kaplan Associates for the period February – July is shown in the table below. Assume that the initial forecast for February is $65,000. Use Exponential smoothing to forecast August’s income.

Month

Income ($1,000)

February

70.0

March

68.5

April

64.8

May

71.7

June

71.3

July

72.8

1. Use a smoothing constant of α = 0.2.

2. Use a smoothing constant of α = 0.5.

3. Which forecasting constant is best in this situation?

6. Johnson Construction Company is in the process of installing power lines to a large housing development. The company wants to minimize the total length of wire used, which would minimize the company’s cost. The housing development is shown below. Each house has been numbered, and the distances between houses are given in hundreds of feet.

1. What do you recommend to Johnson Construction Company?

7. The storm drains in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have been upgraded following the devastating floods of 2008. The network of storm drains and the capacities are shown below. Determine the maximum flow (in hundreds of gallons of water per minute) from node 1 to node 5. Remember that the arc has both capacity and reverse capacity.

From Node

To Node

Fluid Flow

1

2

250

2

1

100

1

3

100

3

1

150

1

4

400

4

1

400

1

5

150

5

1

200

2

4

300

4

2

200

3

4

250

4

3

300

3

5

300

5

3

250

4

5

300

5

4

0

8. From the States Data Set the following output for the Income in 2000 and for the Income in 2010 was created.

1. Which variable has the greatest relative variation?

9. You are a consultant working for Kaplan Consulting. The U.S. Department of Labor has requested assistance in evaluating the impact of economic stimulus on the unemployment rate. From the States Data Set the following t test was conducted to answer the question: “Has there been a significant reduction in the national unemployment rate between January and June?”

1. What is the Null and the Alternative Hypotheses?

2. What is your level of alpha (α)?

3. What is your conclusion?

4. What is your answer to the question?

10. The Governor of a southern state has asked Kaplan Consulting to determine if the state were able to increase the percentage of its population with a Bachelor’s Degree to 50%, what might be the expected median household income based on 2010 data? Here is the output from the Regression procedure from Excel.

1. What would be the predicted median household income if the percentage of the population in the state were 50% or 50?

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