A department store has budgeted sales of 12,000 men's coats in September. Management wants to have 6,000 coats in inventory at the end of the month to prepare for the winter season. Beginning inventory for September is expected to be 4,000 coats. What is the dollar amount of the purchase of suits if each coat has a cost of $75?

Which is cheaper: eating out or dining in? the mean cost of a flank steak, broccoli, and rice bought at the grocery store is $13.04 (money. msn website, november 7, 2012). a sample of 100 neighborhood restaurants showed a mean price of $12.75 and a standard deviation of $2 for a comparable restaurant meal. a. develop appropriate hypotheses for a test to determine whether the sample data support the conclusion that the mean cost of a restaurant meal is less than fixing a comparable meal at home. b. using the sample from the 100 restaurants, what is the p-value? c. at a = .05, what is your conclusion? d. repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach