A Local Tire Dealer Wants to Predict the Number of Tires

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Essay

A local tire dealer wants to predict the number of tires sold each month.He believes that the number of tires sold is a linear function of the amount of money invested in advertising.He randomly selects 6 months of data consisting of tire sales (in thousands of tires)and advertising expenditures (in thousands of dollars).Based on the data set with 6 observations,the simple linear regression model yielded the following results.

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Definitions:

Exercise Price

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Exercise Price

The predetermined price at which the holder of an option can buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying asset.

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