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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 2nd Edition by William Lanen, Carolyn Wells, Michael Maher
Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077274993Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 2nd Edition by William Lanen, Carolyn Wells, Michael Maher
Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077274993 Exercise 42
Interpretation of Regression Results: Simple Regression
Alocal restaurant, Fred's Fish Fry, is estimating nonfood kitchen costs (labor, supervision, utilities, etc.) based on food cost. Data were gathered for the past 24 months and analyzed using a spreadsheet program. The following output was generated:
The company is planning to operate at a level of $25,000 of food costs per month for the coming year.
Required
a. Use the regression output to write the nonfood cost equation.
b. Based on the cost equation, compute the estimated nonfood kitchen costs (labor, supervision, utilities, etc.) per month for the coming year.
c. Fred has asked you for advice on whether he should rely on the estimate. What will you say
Alocal restaurant, Fred's Fish Fry, is estimating nonfood kitchen costs (labor, supervision, utilities, etc.) based on food cost. Data were gathered for the past 24 months and analyzed using a spreadsheet program. The following output was generated:
The company is planning to operate at a level of $25,000 of food costs per month for the coming year.
Required
a. Use the regression output to write the nonfood cost equation.
b. Based on the cost equation, compute the estimated nonfood kitchen costs (labor, supervision, utilities, etc.) per month for the coming year.
c. Fred has asked you for advice on whether he should rely on the estimate. What will you say
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