SCENARIO 14-5 A Microeconomist Wants to Determine How Corporate Sales Are Influenced

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Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 14-5
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.
Introduction to Multiple Regression 14-17
-Referring to Scenario 14-5, one company in the sample had sales of $21.439 billion (Sales =
21,439) .This company spent $300 million on capital and $700 million on wages.What is the
Residual (in millions of dollars) for this data point?

• A) 790.69
• B) 648.31
• C) -648.31
• D) -790.69

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Definitions:

Earning Revenue

The process of generating income from business activities over a period, typically from the sale of goods and services.

Net Income

The profit of a company after all expenses, including taxes and costs, have been deducted from total revenue.

Net Profit

The actual profit after working expenses not included in the calculation of gross profit have been paid.

External Users

Individuals or entities outside a company, such as investors and creditors, who rely on financial information to make decisions.