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

question 296

Multiple Choice

TABLE 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.
-Referring to Table 14-5, what is the p-value for testing whether Capital has a positive influence on corporate sales?

• A) 0.025
• B) 0.05
• C) 0.2743
• D) 0.5485

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Definitions:

Actual Inflation Rate

The percentage increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, as measured by the consumer price index or other methods.

Real Rate

The real rate is the interest rate adjusted for inflation, providing a more accurate measure of the true return on an investment or the true cost of borrowing.

Interest

The cost of borrowing money or the return on investment, typically expressed as a percentage of the principal.

Interest Rate

Refers to the cost of borrowing money, expressed as a percentage of the amount loaned, or the return on invested savings.