A Survey of the Wine Market Has Shown That the Preferred

Multiple Choice

A survey of the wine market has shown that the preferred wine for 17% of those surveyed is merlot. A merlot wine producer believes the figure is higher. A random sample of 550 adults was asked which wine they preferred. Suppose 115 replied that merlot was their wine preference.
-The appropriate test statistic to test the hypotheses is _____.

A) 2.25
B) 2.44
C) 1.11
D) -2.25
E) -2.44