SCENARIO 13-5
a Microeconomist Wants to Determine How Corporate Sales

question 205

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 13-5
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. SUMMARY OUTPUT
Regression Statistics
$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Multiple R } & 0.830 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.689 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.662 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 17501.643 \\ \text { Observations } & 26 \end{array}$
ANOVA
$\begin{array} { l r c c c c } & d f & \text { SS } & \text { MS } & F & \text { Signif } F \\ \text { Regression } & 2 & 15579777040 & 7789888520 & 25.432 & 0.0001 \\ \text { Residual } & 23 & 7045072780 & 306307512 & & \\ \text { Total } & 25 & 22624849820 & & & \end{array}$


$\begin{array}{lrrrr} & \text { Coeff } & \text { StdError } & t \text { Stat } & \text { P-value } \\\text { Intercept } & 15800.0000 & 6038.2999 & 2.617 & 0.0154 \\\text { Capital } & 0.1245 & 0.2045 & 0.609 & 0.5485 \\\text { Wages } & 7.0762 & 1.4729 & 4.804 & 0.0001\end{array}$

-Referring to SCENARIO 13-5, the observed value of the F-statistic is given on the printout as25.432.What are the degrees of freedom for this F-statistic?

• A)25 for the numerator, 2 for the denominator
• B)2 for the numerator, 23 for the denominator
• C)23 for the numerator, 25 for the denominator
• D)2 for the numerator, 25 for the denominator

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Definitions:

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company, including materials, labor, and overhead.

Accounting Period

The specific time period during which financial transactions are recorded and financial statements are prepared, typically a quarter or a year.

Cost of Goods Sold

The total cost directly attributed to the production of goods sold by a company, including materials and labor costs but excluding indirect expenses.

Operating Expenses

Costs associated with a company's main operational activities, excluding the cost of goods sold.