Answer:
A. There is a moderately good fit between the regression line and the individual data points on the scatterplot.
Explanation:
A -.5 correlation coefficient indicates a moderate negative correlation, which means that as the x variable increases in value, the y value decreases in value, but only in around half of the situations.
In a scatter plot, this will look like a small cloud of data points that fit more or less well around the regression line. The regression line slopes downward because the variables are inversely proportional (hence the negative coefficient).
Answer:
Explanation:
- mutually exclusive (ME): If one event occur the other doesn't
- collectively exhaustive (CE): one of the events must occur
a. Undergraduate business students were asked whether they were sophomores or juniors: ME
b. Each respondent was classified by the type of car he or she drives: sedan, SUV, American, European, Asian, or none. ME - CE
c. people were asked, "Do you currently live in (i) an apartment or (ii) a house?": ME
d. A product was classified as defective or not defective: ME - CE
Coca-Cola acquired its bottlers and created a national vertically integrated business operation in 2010. After spending 12.3 billion USD to acquire Coca-Cola Enterprises, its largest bottling partner, it reversed course in 2015 and sold off all its bottling operations. This is an example of a <u>failed diversification effort</u>.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Diversification efforts are taken by the organizations to achieve desired outcomes but sometimes they fail in it. The following are the reason for failure of diversification effort:
- failing to integrate acquisitions
- unable to understand how the acquired organization’s assets would fit with their own lines of business
- paying high premium for the target's common stock
- not acting in best interest of shareholders
The diversification strategy is adopted by many organizations to develop its business. In the above scenario, Coca-Cola Enterprises adopted diversification effort but failed in it.
The original data is :
Data for Hermann Corporation
Per unit Percent of sales
Selling price $ 75 100%
Variable expenses 51 68
Contribution margin $ 24 32%
The fixed expenses are $ 75,000 per month and the company is selling 4000 units per month.
Solution :
Present Proposed
Sales 300000 375000
Less : Variable cost 204000 275000
Contribution margin 96000 100000
Less : Fixed expenses <u> 75000 </u> <u> 75000 </u>
Net income 21000 25000
The net operating income : Increases 4000
Net operating income = increased sales Net income - current sales net income.
Therefore the higher quality component should be used.
