TABLE 14-4 A Real Estate Builder Wishes to Determine How House Size

question 66

Multiple Choice

TABLE 14-4
A real estate builder wishes to determine how house size (House) is influenced by family income (Income) , family size (Size) , and education of the head of household (School) . House size is measured in hundreds of square feet, income is measured in thousands of dollars, and education is in years. The builder randomly selected 50 families and ran the multiple regression. Microsoft Excel output is provided below:
-Referring to Table 14-4, what minimum annual income would an individual with a family size of 4 and 16 years of education need to attain a predicted 10,000 square foot home (House = 100) ?

• A) $44.14 thousand
• B) $56.75 thousand
• C) $178.33 thousand
• D) $211.85 thousand

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Definitions:

Lead Time

The amount of time it takes from the initiation of a process until its completion, including the time taken for preparation, processing, and delivery.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variation in a set of values, indicating how much the values diverge from the average of the set.

Safety Stock

Inventory kept on hand to protect against fluctuations in demand or supply, ensuring that there are no stockouts.

Reorder Point

The inventory level at which a new order should be placed to replenish stock before it runs out, taking into account lead times.