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

question 78

Multiple Choice

Star, Inc. used Excel to run a least-squares regression analysis, which resulted in the following output: What is Star's formula for estimating costs?

• A) Total cost = $175,003 + ($11.57 × Production)
• B) Total cost = $61,603 + ($0.92 × Production)
• C) Total cost = $175,003 + ($61,603 × Production)
• D) Total cost = $11.57 + ($0.9213 × Production)

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