THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

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THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Suppose you are interested in determining the factors that influence the time required to prepare a tax return,and developed the model: Y = β₀ + β₁X₁ + β₂X₂ + β₃X₃ + β₄X₄ + ε,where Y is the amount of time (in minutes),X₁ is the income of the individual (in thousands of dollars),X₂ is the age of the individual,X₃ is the number of people living in the household,and X₄ is a dummy variable that takes the value 1,if the individual owns his or her own home.After interviewing 40 accountants,you get the following results:
= 17.2 + 3.8x₁ - 1.04x₂ + 2.15x₃ + 15.1x₄,
= 5.3,
= 0.13,
= 0.33,
= 1.51,
= 4.7,SSR = 164.2,SSE = 200.7,and R² = 0.45.
-Test H₀ : β₁ = 0 against H₁ : β₁ ≠ 0 and interpret your result.

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Definitions:

Current Assets

Assets that a company expects to convert into cash, sell, or consume within one year or during its operating cycle, whichever is longer.

Post-closing Trial Balance

A summary listing of all company accounts that remain after closing entries have been made, serving as a check that debits equal credits.

Owner's Capital Account

An equity account on the balance sheet representing the total amount of investment made by the owner(s) in the company, including profits retained in the business.

Balance Sheet Accounts

These are the financial accounts that appear on the balance sheet, including assets, liabilities, and equity accounts, representing the financial position of a company at a specific point in time.