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

question 123

Multiple Choice

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, for these data, what is the estimated coefficient for the variable representing years an employee has been with the company, b1?

• A)0.998
• B)3.103
• C)4.698
• D)21.293

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Fixed expenses, including rent, salaries, and insurance, that are unaffected by variations in production or sales levels.

Units Produced

A measure of output representing the total number of units of a product made by a company or an industry during a given period.

Costs

The monetary value spent by a company to produce goods or services, including expenses such as materials, labor, and overhead.

Forecasting Risk

The risk associated with the potential inaccuracies in predicting future developments, which can impact planning and decision-making.