A Grass Seed Company Conducts a Study to Determine the Relationship

question 9

Multiple Choice

A grass seed company conducts a study to determine the relationship between the density of seeds planted (in pounds per 500 sq ft) and the quality of the resulting lawn.Eight similar
Plots of land are selected and each is planted with a particular density of seed.One month
Later the quality of each lawn is rated on a scale of 0 to 100.The regression analysis and
Summary statistics are given below.Determine a 99% prediction interval for the lawn quality
Of a lawn sown with a seed density of 2.9. $\begin{array} { l l l l } \text { Variable } & \text { Count } & \text { Mean } & \text { StdDev } \\ \text { Seed Density } & 8 & 2.75 & 0.49099 \\ \text { Lawn Quality } & 8 & 45.625 & 3.712611 \end{array}$
Dependent variable is: Lawn Quality
$R$ squared $= 36.0 \%$
$s = 9.073602$ with $8 - 2 = 6$ degrees of freedom
$\begin{array} { l l l l l } \text { Variable } & \text { Coefficient } & \text { s.e. of Coeff } & \text { t-ratio } & \text { prob } \\ \text { Constant } & 31.14815 & 7.510757 & 4.413423 & 0.004503 \\ \text { Seed Density } & 4.537037 & 2.469522 & 1.837213 & 0.115825 \end{array}$

• A) \(34.3\) to \(58.3\)
• B) \(37.2\) to \(55.5\)
• C) \(10.6\) to \(82.0\)
• D) \(12.6\) to \(80.0\)

Understand the treatment and implications of depreciation for tax purposes.

Identify the significance of salvage value and recovery of working capital in the final year cash flow of a project.

Approach subjectively estimated cash flows with caution, incorporating conservative and reasonable estimates.

Understand the principles of capital budgeting decisions.

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