Thirty Employed Single Individuals Were Randomly Selected to Examine the Relationship

question 113

Short Answer

Thirty employed single individuals were randomly selected to examine the relationship between their age (Age) and their credit card debt (Debt) expressed as a percentage of their annual income. Three polynomial models were applied and the following table summarizes Excel's regression results. What is the percentage of variations in Debt explained by the regression model that provides the best fit?

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Definitions:

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of direct labor and the expected (or standard) cost, calculated as (Actual rate - Standard rate) x Actual hours.

Standard Hourly Rate

The predetermined cost per hour for labor, used in budgeting and costing to assign labor costs to products and services.

Standard Quantity

The budgeted or pre-determined amount of material or input expected to be used during a manufacturing process.

Standard Hours Allowed

The time that should have been taken to complete the period’s output. It is computed by multiplying the actual number of units produced by the standard hours per unit.