Question

Allegiant Airlines charges a mean base fare of $84. In addition, the airline charges for making a reservation on its website, checking bags, and inflight beverages. These additional charges average $34 per passenger. Suppose a random sample of 80 passengers is taken to determine the total cost of their flight on Allegiant Airlines. The population standard deviation of total flight cost is known to be $36. Use z-table.

a. What is the population mean cost per flight?

b. What is the probability the sample mean will be within $10 of the population mean cost per flight (to 4 decimals)?

c. What is the probability the sample mean will be within $5 of the population mean cost per flight (to 4 decimals)?

Answer 1