TABLE 17-2 One of the Most Common Questions of Prospective House Buyers

question 14

Multiple Choice

TABLE 17-2
One of the most common questions of prospective house buyers pertains to the cost of heating in dollars (Y) .To provide its customers with information on that matter,a large real estate firm used the following 4 variables to predict heating costs: the daily minimum outside temperature in degrees of Fahrenheit (X₁) ,the amount of insulation in inches (X₂) ,the number of windows in the house (X₃) ,and the age of the furnace in years (X₄) .Given below are the EXCEL outputs of two regression models.
-Referring to Table 17-2,what is the 90% confidence interval for the expected change in heating costs as a result of a 1 degree Fahrenheit change in the daily minimum outside temperature using Model 1?

• A)[-6.58,-3.65]
• B)[-6.24,-2.78]
• C)[-5.94,-3.08]
• D)[-2.37,15.12]

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Definitions:

Gallons

This term refers to a unit of volume measurement, commonly used in the United States to measure liquids.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The portion of total manufacturing overhead costs that do not vary with the level of production or output.

Work in Process

Inventory account containing goods that are in the manufacturing process but are not yet complete.

Standard Costs

Predetermined or budgeted costs used for cost control and decision-making, serving as a benchmark for measuring performance.