Are America's Top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Really Worth All

Multiple Choice

Are America's top chief executive officers (CEOs) really worth all that money? One way to answer this question is to look at row B, the annual company percentage increase in revenue, versus row A, the CEO's annual percentage salary increase in that same company. Suppose that a random sample of companies yielded the following data: $$\begin{array} { | l | l l l l l l l l } \text { B: Percent for company } & 19 & 13 & 2 & 14 & 12 & 25 & 20 & 9 \\\hline \text { A: Percent for CEO } & 19 & 8 & 4 & 4 & 14 & 18 & 17 & 3 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Do these data indicate that the population mean percentage increase in corporate revenue (row B) is different from the population mean percentage increase in CEO salary? Use a 10% level of significance. What is the alternate hypothesis?

A) H₁ : $\mu$ _$\partial$ $\gt$ 0
B) H₁ : $\mu$ _$\partial$ =0
C) H₁ : $\mu$ _$\partial$ $\neq$ 0
D) H₁ : $\mu$ _$\partial$ <0