SCENARIO 13-2 A Candy Bar Manufacturer Is Interested in Trying to Estimate

question 185

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 13-2
A candy bar manufacturer is interested in trying to estimate how sales are influenced by the price of their product.To do this,the company randomly chooses 6 small cities and offers the candy bar at different prices.Using candy bar sales as the dependent variable,the company will conduct a simple linear regression on the data below:

-Referring to Scenario 13-2,what is the estimated slope for the candy bar price and sales data?

• A)161.386
• B)0.784
• C)- 3.810
• D)- 48.193

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production activity or business operations.

Monthly Fixed Cost

Regular, consistent costs that do not vary with production volume or business activity level, calculated on a monthly basis.

Budgeted Sales

The projected amount of sales revenue that a company plans to achieve in a specific period, based on market analysis and company goals.

Ending Inventory

The monetary amount of merchandise on hand for sale when an accounting cycle concludes, established by the initial stock plus purchases less the expenses of goods sold.