SCENARIO 12-11
a Computer Software Developer Would Like to Use

question 33

True/False

SCENARIO 12-11
A computer software developer would like to use the number of downloads (in thousands) for the trial version of his new shareware to predict the amount of revenue (in thousands of dollars) he can make on the full version of the new shareware.Following is the output from a simple linear regression
along with the residual plot and normal probability plot obtained from a data set of 30 different sharewares that he has developed:
$\begin{array}{lr}{\text { Regression Statistics }} \\\hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.8691 \\\hline \text { R Square } & 0.7554 \\\hline \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.7467 \\\hline \text { Standard Error } & 44.4765 \\\hline \text { Observations } & 30.0000 \\\hline\end{array}$

$\text { ANOVA }$
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|r|r|}\hline &\text { df } & \text { SS } & \text { MS } & F & \text { Significance } F \\ \hline \text { Regression } & 1 & 171062.9193 & 171062.9193 & 86.4759 & 0.0000 \\\hline \text { Residual } & 28 & 55388.4309 & 1978.1582 & & \\\hline \text { Total } & 29 & 226451.3503 & & \\\hline\end{array}$





Simple Linear Regression 12-41
-Referring to Scenario 12-11, the normality of error assumption appears to have been violated.

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Definitions:

Average Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the cost per unit of producing a good changes with changes in the volume of output.

Cost-output Elasticity

Cost-output elasticity measures the responsiveness of production costs to changes in the quantity of output produced, indicating how cost-efficiently a firm can adapt to changes in production volume.

Long-run Cost Function

Refers to a firm's costs of production when all inputs, including capital, are variable and can be adjusted.

Cost-output Elasticity

A measure of how responsive the total cost of production is to a change in the quantity produced.