It is necessary for an automobile producer to estimate the number of miles per gallon (mpg) achieved by its cars. Suppose that the sample mean for a random sample of cars is mpg and assume the standard deviation is mpg. Now suppose the car producer wants to test the hypothesis that , the mean number of miles per gallon, is against the alternative hypothesis that it is not . Conduct a test using a significance level of by giving the following:

(a) The test statistic

(b) The P -value

(c) The final conclusion is



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