Around Town, Inc

question 14

Multiple Choice

Around Town, Inc. operates a small package delivery service in the Columbus suburbs. If the company uses a regression equation to forecast total operating costs, the equation's intercept would correspond to the:

• A) variable operating cost per delivery.
• B) fixed operating costs.
• C) number of deliveries.
• D) total variable operating costs.
• E) total operating costs.

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