A Hypothesis Test Is to Be Performed $6.3 \%$ Prior to the Tax Cuts

Multiple Choice

A hypothesis test is to be performed. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
-The governor of a state claims that since his tax cuts have taken effect, the unemployment rate has dropped. The unemployment rate in the state had been $6.3 \%$ prior to the tax cuts.

A) Null hypothesis: unemployment rate $= 6.3 \%$
Alternative hypothesis: unemployment rate $< 6.3 \%$
B) Null hypothesis: unemployment rate $> 6.3 \%$
Alternative hypothesis: unemployment rate $< 6.3 \%$
C) Null hypothesis: unemployment rate $= 6.3 \%$
Alternative hypothesis: unemployment rate $\leq 6.3 \%$
D) Null hypothesis: unemployment rate $< 6.3 \%$
Alternative hypothesis: unemployment rate $= 6.3 \%$