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. Assume that the manager is focused on an upcoming audit by the Department of Weights and Measures. She knows the process is to select one can at random and that if it contains less than 11.8911.89 ounces, the company will be reprimanded and potentially fined. Assuming that the manager wants at most a 5% chance of this happening, at what level should she set the mean fill level? Comment on the ramifications of this step, assuming that the company fills tens of thousands of cans each week.

Name: assume that the manager is focused on an upcoming audit by the department of weights and measures she knows the process is to select one can at random and that if it contains less than 11891 52208
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          . Assume that the manager is focused on an upcoming audit by the Department of Weights and Measures. She knows the process is to select one can at random and that if it contains less than 
11.8911.89
ounces, the company will be reprimanded and potentially fined. Assuming that the manager wants at most a 5% chance of this happening, at what level should she set the mean fill level? Comment on the ramifications of this step, assuming that the company fills tens of thousands of cans each week.

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. Assume that the manager is focused on an upcoming audit by the Department of Weights and Measures. She knows the process is to select one can at random and that if it contains less than 11.8911.89 ounces, the company will be reprimanded and potentially fined. Assuming that the manager wants at most a 5% chance of this happening, at what level should she set the mean fill level? Comment on the ramifications of this step, assuming that the company fills tens of thousands of cans each week.