The average base salary for women as copywriters in advertising firms ?

by admin on June 25, 2009

The average base salary for women as copywriters in advertising firms is higher than the average base salary for men. The average base salary foe woman is $67,000and the average base salary for men is $65,000. Assume salaries are normally distributed and that the standard deviation is $7000 for both men and women. a. What is the probability of a woman receiving a salary in excess of $75,000? b. What is the probability of a man receiving a salary in excess of $75,000? c. What is the probability of women receiving a salary below $50,000? How much would a woman have to make to have a higher salary than 99% of her male counterparts?

a. What is the probability of a woman receiving a salary in excess of $75,000?
0.48997

b. What is the probability of a man receiving a salary in excess of $75,000?
0.49887

c. What is the probability of women receiving a salary below $50,000?
0.48879

How much would a woman have to make to have a higher salary than 99% of her male counterparts?
Enough that you are in the 1% who earn more than 99% of the men.

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ksnarkar June 29, 2009 at 5:12 am

a. What is the probability of a woman receiving a salary in excess of $75,000?
0.48997

b. What is the probability of a man receiving a salary in excess of $75,000?
0.49887

c. What is the probability of women receiving a salary below $50,000?
0.48879

How much would a woman have to make to have a higher salary than 99% of her male counterparts?
Enough that you are in the 1% who earn more than 99% of the men.
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