Solve the Problem Find the Slope of the Line of Best Fit for Time

question 122

Essay

Solve the problem.
-The following data represents the Olympic winning time in Women's 100 m Freestyle. $$\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l l } \text { year } & 1972 & 1976 & 1980 & 1984 & 1988 & 1992 & 1996 \\\hline \text { time } & 58.59 & 55.65 & 54.79 & 55.92 & 54.93 & 54.65 & 54.50\end{array}$$ Find the slope of the line of best fit for the data set and interpret it.

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Definitions:

Subsidiary's Shareholders' Equity

The net assets attributable to the shareholders of a subsidiary, consisting of share capital plus retained earnings.

Acquisition Differential

The difference between the purchase price of an acquired company and the book value of its assets and liabilities.

Push Down Accounting

An accounting method in which the financial statements of a subsidiary are adjusted to reflect the parent company's basis of assets, liabilities, and any goodwill created in the acquisition.

Negative Acquisition Differential

occurs when the sum of the fair values of identifiable net assets exceeds the cost of acquisition, leading to an immediate gain in the acquirer's financial statement.