Determine the critical values for the test

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The average price of homes sold in the U. D. in 2012 was $240,000. A sample of 144 homes sold in Chattanooga in 2012 showed an average price of $246, 000. It is known that the standard deviation of the population is $36000. We are interested in determining whether or not the average price of homes sold in Chattanooga is significantly more than the national average.

a) state the null and alternative hypotheses to be tested.

b) compute the test statistic.

c) The null hypothesis is to be tested at 95% confidence. Determine the critical values for this test.

d) What do you conclude?

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