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The following table reports the number of cars and light-duty trucks sold by the eight largest automakers in the first 2 months of 2013. Compare the 2013 data to the first 2 months of 2009 as reported below. |
| Year-to-Date Sales | ||||||
| Through February | Through February | |||||
| Manufacturer | 2013 | 2009 | ||||
| General Motors Corp. | 419,013 | 252,701 | ||||
| Ford Motor Company | 361,713 | 185,825 | ||||
| Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. | 324,102 | 226,870 | ||||
| Chrysler LLC | 256,746 | 146,207 | ||||
| American Honda Motor Co. Inc. | 201,613 | 142,606 | ||||
| Nissan North America Inc. | 180,555 | 108,133 | ||||
| Hyundai Motor America | 96,024 | 55,133 | ||||
| Mazda Motor of America Inc. | 46,255 | 31,821 | ||||
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10.00 points
| a. |
Compare the total sales for the eight automakers. Has there been an increase or a decrease in sales for 2013 compared to the same period in 2009? (Round percent to 1 decimal place.) |
| The total sales (Click to select)decreased/increased about % from to units. |
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value:
10.00 points
| b. |
The total number of cars and light-duty trucks sold in 2013 was 2.234 million while 1.346 million were sold in 2009. Compute the market share for each of the companies. Has there been a change in the market share for any of the companies? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) |
| Market Share | ||
| 2013 | 2009 | |
| General Motors | % | % |
| Ford Motor | % | % |
| Toyota | % | % |
| Chrysler | % | % |
| American Honda | % | % |
| Nissan NA | % | % |
| Hyundai | % | % |
| Mazda | % | % |
| Ford has (Click to select) lost/gained %, Toyota (Click to select)gained/lost % and Honda (Click to select)lost/gained % of their market shares. |
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value:
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| c. |
Compute the percentage change in sales for each of the eight companies. Which companies had a significant change in sales? (Round percent to 1 decimal place.) |
| General Motors | (Click to select)decreaseincrease of | % |
| Ford Motor | (Click to select)decreaseincrease of | % |
| Toyota | (Click to select)increasedecrease of | % |
| Chrysler | (Click to select)decreaseincrease of | % |
| American Honda | (Click to select)increasedecrease of | % |
| Nissan NA | (Click to select)increasedecrease of | % |
| Hyundai | (Click to select)decreaseincrease of | % |
| Mazda | (Click to select)increasedecrease of | % |
Ford had the (Click to select)smallestlargest percentage change in sales. While Toyota, Honda and Mazda had the (Click to select)largestsmallest percentage (Click to select)increasesdecreases.
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