Answer:
The correct answer is - A.(112.86, 127.14)
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
mean = $120
sd = $17.50
n = 40
Solution:
Confidence interval for a populationcan be express as mean +/- margin of error (E)
degree of freedom = n-1 = 40-1 = 39
confidence level (C) = 99% = 0.01
significance level = 1 - C = 1 - 0.01 = 0.99 = 99%
by margin of error E = t×sd/√n = 2.58*17.50/√40
= 2.58*2.76
= 7.138 or 7.14
then the lower limit of mean = mean - E = 120 - 7.14 = $112.86
and, the upper limit of population mean = mean + E = 120 + 7.14 = $127.14