A) 15666667
B) 65

question 27

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Use the given set of points to compute the sum of squares for } x , \sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 } \text {. }\\\begin{array} { c | c c c c c c } x & 13 & 13 & 20 & 16 & 12 & 20 \\\hline y & 55 & 59 & 89 & 72 & 56 & 85\end{array} \quad x = 17\end{array}$$

• A) 15.666667
• B) 65.333333
• C) 2.475389
• D) 4.112245

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Definitions:

Variance Analysis

The process of analyzing the differences between budgeted and actual financial performance.

Managers

Individuals responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the operations and fiscal health of a portion of an organization or the entire organization.

Flexible Budgets

Budgets that adjust or flex according to changes in activity levels or other factors that influence operating expenses.

Unfavorable Variance

A situation where actual costs exceed budgeted or expected costs.