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

question 30

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, which of the following values for α is the smallest for which the
Regression model as a whole is significant?

• A) 0.00005
• B) 0.001
• C) 0.01
• D) 0.05

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Definitions:

Discount Period

The discount period is the timeframe during which a payment can be made at a reduced price or interest rate before returning to its original rate.

Perpetual Inventory System

An approach to inventory management where updates are made continuously as inventory items are bought and sold.

Cost of Merchandise Sold

The total expense incurred to acquire goods that have been sold during a certain period.

Periodic Inventory System

An accounting method where inventory is physically counted at specific intervals, typically at the end of an accounting period, to determine the cost of goods sold and ending inventory.