In: Statistics and Probability
Three firms carry inventories that differ in size. Firm A’s inventory contains 2000 itemns, firm B’s inventory contains 5,000 items, and firm C’s inventory contains 10,000 items. The population standard deviation for the cost of the items in each firms’ inventory is 144, A statistical consultant recommends that each firm take a sample of 150 items from its inventory to provide statistically valid estimates of the average cost per item.