TABLE 16-11
Business Closures in Laramie, Wyoming from 1989 to 1994

question 52

Short Answer

TABLE 16-11
Business closures in Laramie, Wyoming from 1989 to 1994 were:
$$\begin{array} { l l } 1993 & 10 \\1994 & 11 \\1995 & 13 \\1996 & 19 \\1997 & 24 \\1998 & 35\end{array}$$ Microsoft Excel was used to fit both first-order and second-order autoregressive models, resulting in the following partial outputs:
$\begin{array} { |l c |}\hline\text {SUMMARY OUTPUT- \(2 ^ { \text {nd } }\) Order Model}\\& \text {Coefficients}\\ \text { Intercept } & - 5.77 \\ \text { XVariable 1 } & 0.80 \\ \text { XVariable 2 } & 1.14\\\\ \text {SUMMARY OUTPUT- 1st Order Model}\\& \text {Coefficients}\\ \text {Intercept }&- 4.16\\ \text {XVariable 1 }& 1.59\\\hline \end{array}$

-Referring to Table 16-11, the residuals for the second-order autoregressive model are____, ____,____ , and _____.

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Definitions:

Mortgage Payable

A liability account on the balance sheet representing the borrower's obligation to repay a loan used to purchase property.

Beginning Inventory

The value of a company’s inventory at the start of an accounting period, before any purchases or sales have occurred.

Ending Inventory

The sum total of goods for sale at the termination of an accounting cycle.

Periodic Method

An inventory accounting system where cost of goods sold is determined at the end of an accounting period, not upon sale.