The Port Authority sells a wide variety of cables and adapters for electronic equipment online. Last year the mean value of orders placed with the Port Authority was $47.28, and management wants to assess whether the mean value of orders placed to date this year is the same as last year. The values of a sample of 49,896 orders placed this year are collected and recorded in the file PortAuthority. Required:
a. Formulate hypotheses that can be used to test whether the mean value of orders placed this year differs from the mean value of orders placed last year.
b. Use the data in the file PortAuthority to conduct your hypothesis test. What is the p value for your hypothesis test? At α = 0.01, what is your conclusion?

Anheuser-busch inbev is considering you for an entry-level brand management position. you have been asked to prepare an analysis of the u.s. craft beer industry as part of the selection process. prepare a 3-5 page report that includes a description of the industry’s strategically relevant macro-environmental components, evaluates competition in the industry, assesses drivers of change and industry dynamics, and lists industry key success factors. the company’s management also asks that you propose the basic elements of a strategic action plan that will allow the company to improve its competitive position in the market for craft beer. you must provide a heading in your report for each of the required elements of the assignment.