The Following Table Shows the Annual Revenues (In Millions of Dollars)

question 44

Multiple Choice

The following table shows the annual revenues (in millions of dollars) of a pharmaceutical company over the period 1990-2011. The scatterplot indicates that the annual revenues have an increasing trend. Linear, exponential, quadratic, and cubic models were fit to the data starting with t = 1, and the following output was generated. When three polynomial trend equations are compared, which of them provides the best fit?

• A) Linear
• B) Exponential
• C) Quadratic
• D) Cubic

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All the costs associated with manufacturing a product that cannot be directly attributed to a specific unit of production, such as factory rent, utilities, and maintenance.

Machine-Hours

A measure of the number of hours a machine is operated in a given period.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products or job orders, based on a cost driver, calculated before the period begins.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the manufacturing process, including utilities, rent, and salaries for managers.