Exhibit 14-7

question 99

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 14-7.Assume you ran a multiple regression to gain a better understanding of the relationship between lumber sales,housing starts,and commercial construction.The regression uses lumber sales (in $100,000s) as the response variable with housing starts (in 1000s) and commercial construction (in 1000s) as the explanatory variables.The results of the regression are: Refer to Exhibit 14-7.The explanatory variables (housing starts and commercial construction) together explained approximately _____% of the variations in the response variable (lumber sales) .

• A)18
• B)22
• C)78
• D)82

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Definitions:

Price Support

Government interventions to maintain the price of a commodity or product at a certain level, often through purchasing excess supply or providing subsidies to producers.

Government Policy

Official strategies or principles that a government adopts to guide decisions and actions in a particular area, such as economic policy.

Production Quota

A limit set on the amount of a specific product that can be produced, often implemented by governments or organizations to control supply and stabilize prices.

Support Price

A price set by the government or a regulatory body at a certain level to maintain the income of producers and encourage production.