Star, Inc Used Excel to Run a Least-Squares Regression Analysis, Which

question 89

Multiple Choice

Star, Inc. used Excel to run a least-squares regression analysis, which resulted in the following output: What is Star's total fixed cost?

• A) $61,603
• B) $92,130
• C) $175,003
• D) $236,606

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