The Director of a State Agency Believes That the Average

Multiple Choice

The director of a state agency believes that the average starting salary for clerical employees in the state is less than $30,000 per year.To test her hypothesis,she has collected a simple random sample of 100 starting clerical salaries from across the state and found that the sample mean is $29,750.State the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses.

A) H₀ : μ ≥ 30,000 H_A : μ < 30,000
B) H₀ : μ ≥ 29,750 H_A : μ < 29,750
C) H₀ : μ ≤ 30,000 H_A : μ > 30,000
D) H₀ : μ ≤ 29,750 H_A : μ > 29,750