Wallace Incorporated Wanted to Determine the Relationship Between Its Monthly

question 117

Multiple Choice

Wallace Incorporated wanted to determine the relationship between its monthly operating costs and a potential cost driver,machine hours.The output of a regression analysis showed the following information (note: only a portion of the regression analysis results is presented here) :
What is the fixed cost (round to nearest cent) ?

• A)$67.59
• B)$0.99
• C)$2,945.95
• D)$0.72

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Definitions:

Molecular Phylogenies

The use of molecular data to construct evolutionary trees that represent the relationships among different species or organisms.

DNA Sequence

The precise order of nucleotides within a DNA molecule, determining genetic information.

Introns

Non-coding sections of a gene that are removed from the RNA transcript before it is translated into protein, playing roles in gene expression regulation and evolution.

Exons

Sequences of DNA within a gene that are transcribed to messenger RNA and then translated into protein.