Suppose company a produces packages of throat lozenges that are normally distributed with a mean of 38.2 individual lozenges and a standard deviation of 1.7 lozenges. company b produces packages of throat lozenges that are normally distributed with a mean of 36.9 individual lozenges and a standard deviation of 2.2 lozenges. which company would be more likely to produce a package of 43 throat lozenges? company a is more likely; its z-score of -2.82 is closer to the mean than company b's z-score of -2.77.company b is more likely; its z-score of -2.77 is closer to the mean than company a's z-score of -2.82.company a is more likely; its z-score of 2.82 is closer to the mean than company b's z-score of 2.77.company b is more likely; its z-score of 2.77 is closer to the mean than company a's z-score of 2.82.