Twenty-One Executives in a Large Corporation Were Randomly Selected for a Study

question 24

Short Answer

Twenty-one executives in a large corporation were randomly selected for a study in which several factors were examined to determine their effect on annual salary (expressed in $000's). The factors selected were age, seniority, years of college, number of company divisions they had been exposed to and the level of their responsibility. A regression analysis was performed using a popular spreadsheet program with the following regression output:

-What is the proportion of the variation in salary accounted for by the set of independent variables?____________

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Definitions:

Collection System

A process or network designed for gathering and transporting something, often used in the context of waste collection or receivables in finance.

Breakeven Point

The moment when a business's revenues equal its costs, meaning the business is neither making a profit nor a loss.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not vary with production volume, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Variable Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to the level of production or sales volume, such as raw materials and labor costs.