Terry Smith Corporation Used Least Squares Regression Analysis to Obtain

question 198

Essay

Terry Smith Corporation used least squares regression analysis to obtain the following
output:
Personnel Department Cost
Explained by Number of Employees

Constant	$5,800
Standard error of Y estimate	$630
R - squared	0.8924
No. of observations	20
Degrees of freedom	18
X coefficient(s)	1.902
Standard error of coefficient(s)	0.0966

a. What is the total fixed cost?
b. What is the variable cost per employee?
c. Prepare the line ar cost function.
d. What is the coefficient of determination? Comment on the goodness of fit

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