The Average Cost of Tuition Plus Room and Board at Small

Multiple Choice

The average cost of tuition plus room and board at small private liberal arts colleges is reported to be $8,500 per term, but a financial administrator believes that the average cost is higher. A study conducted using 350 small liberal arts colleges showed that the average cost per term is $8,745. The population standard deviation is $1,200. Let α = 0.05. What is the p-value for this test?

A) 0.0000
B) 0.0124
C) 0.0500
D) 0.4938