SCENARIO 13-1
a Manager of a Product Sales Group Believes

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SCENARIO 13-1
A manager of a product sales group believes the number of sales made by an employee (Y) depends on how many years that employee has been with the company (X1) and how he/she scored on a business aptitude test (X2) .A random sample of 8 employees provides the following: $$\begin{array} { c r r r } \text { Emplovee } & { Y } & { X _ { 1 } } & X _ { 2 } \\\hline 1 & 100 & 10 & 7 \\2 & 90 & 3 & 10 \\3 & 80 & 8 & 9 \\4 & 70 & 5 & 4 \\5 & 60 & 5 & 8 \\6 & 50 & 7 & 5 \\7 & 40 & 1 & 4 \\8 & 30 & 1 & 1\end{array}$$
-Referring to SCENARIO 13-1, if an employee who had been with the company 5 years scored a 9 on the aptitude test, what would his estimated expected sales be?

• A)79.09
• B)60.88
• C)55.62
• D)17.98

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