Answer:
(a) 
(b) 
(c) X=4.975 percent
Explanation:
(a) Find the z-value that corresponds to 5.40 percent
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Hence the net interest margin of 5.40 percent is 2.5 standard deviation above the mean.
The area to the left of 2.5 from the standard normal distribution table is 0.9938.The probability that a randomly selected U.S. bank will have a net interest margin that exceeds 5.40 percent is 1-0.9938=0.0062
(b) The z-value that corresponds to 4.40 percent is
The net interest margin of 4.40 percent is 0.5 standard deviation above the mean.
Using the normal distribution table, the area under the curve to the left of 0.5 is 0.6915
Therefore the probability that a randomly selected U.S. bank will have a net interest margin less than 4.40 percent is 0.6915
(c) The z-value that corresponds to 95% which is 1.65
We substitute the 1.65 into the formula and solve for X.




A bank that wants its net interest margin to be less than the net interest margins of 95 percent of all U.S. banks should set its net interest margin to 4.975 percent.
Answer:
D. the demand for Nike running shoes is less elastic than the demand for shoes.
Explanation:
In this the substitutes would be more for the particular brand rather than the normal running shoes. Since the demand of running shoes might be less elastic as compared to the demand of nike running shows because the consumer shifted from the nike to other brand that are popular. Plus, the elasticity of demand for running shoes is considered to be inelastic as there is many subsitutes
So, the option d is correct