TABLE 14-5 A Microeconomist Wants to Determine How Corporate Sales Are Influenced

question 156

Multiple Choice

TABLE 14-5
A microeconomist wants to determine how corporate sales are influenced by capital and wage spending by companies. She proceeds to randomly select 26 large corporations and record information in millions of dollars. The Microsoft Excel output below shows results of this multiple regression.
-Referring to Table 14-5, what are the predicted sales (in millions of dollars) for a company spending $500 million on capital and $200 million on wages?

• A) 15,800.00
• B) 16,520.07
• C) 17,277.49
• D) 20,455.98

Calculate average operating assets based on provided financial data.

Evaluate scenarios where management decisions influence ROI outcomes.

Interpret the relationship between controllable margin, sales, and ROI.

Differentiate between various costs (fixed, variable, direct, and indirect) in the context of investment centers.

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