Twenty-One Executives in a Large Corporation Were Randomly Selected to Study

question 107

Essay

Twenty-one executives in a large corporation were randomly selected to study the effect of several factors on annual salary (expressed in $000s). The factors selected were age, seniority, years of college, number of company divisions they had been exposed to, and the level of their responsibility. The results of the regression analysis follow: Which independent variable has the most significant effect on annual salary?

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Definitions:

Short Term

A time period typically lasting less than one year, used to evaluate financial performance, investments, and objectives that are expected to be achieved within a brief timeframe.

Step-Variable Cost

A cost that remains constant for a certain level of activity, but changes in step fashion once a certain threshold is surpassed.

Activity

An event that causes the consumption of overhead resources.

Variable Cost Per Unit

The cost that varies with the level of output, computed on a per-unit basis.