Which of the following correctly describes the free-enterprise system in the united states? 1. a system in which businesses have a lot of control over how they run their business and some government regulation 2. a system in which the government controls prices for essential goods but leaves other business decisions up to the individual businesses 3. a system in which the government regulates what businesses produce and how much they charge 4. a system in which the government has no control over the market, giving businesses complete freedom

Which is cheaper: eating out or dining in? the mean cost of a flank steak, broccoli, and rice bought at the grocery store is $13.04 (money. msn website, november 7, 2012). a sample of 100 neighborhood restaurants showed a mean price of $12.75 and a standard deviation of $2 for a comparable restaurant meal. a. develop appropriate hypotheses for a test to determine whether the sample data support the conclusion that the mean cost of a restaurant meal is less than fixing a comparable meal at home. b. using the sample from the 100 restaurants, what is the p-value? c. at a = .05, what is your conclusion? d. repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach