A Researcher Wants to Examine How the Remaining Balance on $100,000

question 28

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to examine how the remaining balance on $100,000 loans taken 10 to 20 years ago depends on whether the loan was a prime or subprime loan.He collected a sample of 25 prime loans and 25 subprime loans and recorded the data in the following variables: Balance = the remaining amount of loan to be paid off (in $) ,
Time = the time elapsed from taking the loan,
Prime = a dummy variable assuming 1 for prime loans,and 0 for subprime loans.
The regression results obtained for the models:
Model A: Balance = β₀ + β₁Prime + ε
Model B: Balance = β₀ + β₁Time + β₂Prime + β₃Time × Prime + ε
Model C: Balance = β₀ + β₁Prime + β₂Time × Prime + ε,
Are summarized in the following table. Note: The values of relevant test statistics are shown in parentheses below the estimated coefficients.
Using Model C,which of the following is the predicted balance on a $100,000 prime loan taken 15 years ago?

• A) $88,020
• B) $69,486
• C) $74,591
• D) $82,183

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