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MGMT 30500 Spring 2026 Assignment Guide

MGMT 30500 Assignment 1 for Spring 2026 is due on January 18 at 11:59 pm and requires students to solve problems from the textbook across various chapters. Part A involves writing solutions to specific exercises, while Part B requires explanations for selected problems based on a five-number summary of household incomes. Students must submit their assignments via Brightspace under Course Tools.

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MGMT 30500 Spring 2026 Assignment Guide

MGMT 30500 Assignment 1 for Spring 2026 is due on January 18 at 11:59 pm and requires students to solve problems from the textbook across various chapters. Part A involves writing solutions to specific exercises, while Part B requires explanations for selected problems based on a five-number summary of household incomes. Students must submit their assignments via Brightspace under Course Tools.

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MGMT 30500: Assignment 1 – Spring 2026

Due Date: January 18 (Sunday), 11:59 pm

• To find the assignment problems and datafiles in the Textbook: Exercises: Methods,
Exercises: Application, Supplementary Exercises, or Case Problems.
• To submit all homework assignments: Brightspace -> Course Tools -> Assignments.

PART A. From the Textbook

Chapter 1: 25

1.25

a. Write your solution

b. Write your solution

c. Write your solution

d. Write your solution

e. Write your solution

f. Write your solution

Chapter 2: 55

2.55
a. Write your solution

b. Write your solution

Chapter 3: 43 (Use =[Link](data array, percent) to find percentiles), 53, 59

3.43

1
3.53

3.59

Chapter 6: 11, 39 (Show EXCEL functions for both exercise problems.)


6.11

6.39

PART B. For each problem, briefly explain why you choose your answer.

Variable Count Minimum Q1 Median Q3 Maximum


Incomes 100 1.78 19.32 24.33 31.23 53.33

1. To evaluate a possible business expansion, we have compiled the above 5-number summary for a
random sample of 100 household incomes (in US$1000) in Berlin, Germany. A boxplot of this
data will show:
A. No outliers
B. Exactly 1 high outlier
C. At least 1 high outlier
D. At least 1 low outlier
E. Both high and low outliers
Explain:

2. Referring again to the 5-number summary from Question 1, approximately how many of the household
incomes are between US$19,320 and US$31,230?
A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 90
Explain:

2
3. Referring again to the 5-number summary from Question 1, a histogram of these household
incomes would most likely be:
A. Slightly skewed left.
B. Slightly skewed right.
Explain:

4. Enduro Foods, Inc. makes long-lasting survival foods. To test a new preservative, 100 survival meals are
left exposed at room temperature. Their time to spoilage in weeks is recorded and a histogram of the results
is shown below. For this sample, the median timeto spoilage is:
A. Between 0 and 10.
B. Between 10 and 20.
C. Between 20 and 30.
D. Between 30 and 40.

Explain:

5. Given that T is a random variable following a t-distribution with 59 degrees of freedom,


P(T ≤ −7 or T ≥ 7) is approximately
A. 0.
B. 0.34.
C. 0.02.
D. 0.003.
E. Cannot be calculated.

Explain:

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