The Manager of a Fast Food Restaurant Wants to Determine

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Essay

The manager of a fast food restaurant wants to determine how sales in a given week are related to the number of discount vouchers (#) printed in the local newspaper during the week. The number of vouchers and sales ($000s) from 10 randomly selected weeks is given below with Excel regression output. Interpret the coefficient of correlation.

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Definitions:

Budgeted Costs

Estimated expenses planned for a set period of time, forming the basis of a budget for managing a business's or project's financial resources.

Materials Price Standard

Pre-determined cost at which materials should be bought, used for budgeting and assessing purchasing performance.

Purchasing Department

A specialized division within a company responsible for acquiring goods and services that the company needs to operate.

Overhead Variance

The difference between the actual overhead costs incurred and the overhead costs applied to products or services.