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It has been reported that 80% of taxpayers who are audited by the Internal Reve-
nue Service end up paying more money in taxes. Assume that auditors are random-
ly assigned to cases, and that one of the ways the IRS oversees its auditors is to
monitor the percentage of cases that result in the taxpayer paying more taxes. If
a sample of 400 cases handled by an individual auditor has 77.0% of those she
audited paying more taxes , is there reason to believe her overall "pay more" per-
centage might be some value other than 80%? Use the 0.10 level of significance
in reaching a conclusion. Determine and interpret the p-value for the test.
(10.74)

NOTE: Please use an Excel spreadsheet for response. Please do not just provide
the answers but show in complete detail how you arrived at the answers, step-by-
step, from the beginning to the end of the solution.

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