A Local Tire Dealer Wants to Predict the Number of Tires

question 6

Multiple Choice

A local tire dealer wants to predict the number of tires sold each month.He believes that the number of tires sold is a linear function of the amount of money invested in advertising.He randomly selects 6 months of data consisting of tire sales (in thousands of tires) and advertising expenditures (in thousands of dollars) .Based on the data set with 6 observations,the simple linear regression model yielded the following results. = 24 = 124 = 42 = 338 = 196 Determine the value of the estimated y intercept.

• A)1.00
• B)7.00
• C)4.00
• D)3.00

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Manufacturing Cost

The total expense incurred in the process of producing goods, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

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Material that is discarded or left over from the manufacturing process, often repurposed or recycled, but sometimes considered waste.

Variable Production Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production output, such as materials and labor required for manufacturing.

Fixed Production Cost

Costs associated with the production process that remain unchanged, regardless of the quantity of output.