In: Statistics and Probability
In an effort to cut costs and improve profits, any US companies
have been turning to outsourcing. In fact, according to
"Purchasing" magazine, 54% of companies surveyed outsourced some
part of their manufacturing process in the past two to three years.
Suppose 555 of these companies are contacted.
a) What is the probability that 338 or more companies outsourced
some part of their manufacturing process in the past two or three
years? Write your answer as a percentage rounded to two decimal
places.
b) What is the probability that 285 or more companies outsourced
some part of their manufacturing process in the past two or three
years? Write your answer as a percentage rounded to two decimal
places.
c) What is the probability that 48% or less of these companies
outsourced some part of their manufacturing process in the past two
or three years? Write your answer as a percentage rounded to two
decimal places.