Connect 1-Semester Access Card for Managerial Accounting
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Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 2.5GBP
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Least square regression method: It is a statistical procedure which is used to find best fit for a set of data (points) by minimizing the sum of the residual points from the plotted curve.
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The performance of least square regression method on Sigrid’s data.
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Method of Least Squares, Developing and Using the Cost Formula
The method of least squares was used to develop a cost equation to predict the cost of receiving purchased parts at a video game manufacturer. Ninety-six data points from monthly data were used for the regression. The following computer output was received:
Intercept
147,400
Slope
210
The cost driver used was number of parts inspected.
Required:
1. What is the cost formula?
Total cost of receiving = $ + ( $ × )
2. Using the cost formula from Requirement 1, identify each of the following: independent variable, dependent variable, Variable rate per professional hour, and fixed cost per month.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Variable rate per professional hour
per part inspected
Fixed cost per month
3. Using the cost formula, predict the cost of receiving for a month in which 6,800 parts are inspected.
Total cost of receiving = $
Identifying the Parts of the Cost Formula;…
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Connect 1-Semester Access Card for Managerial Accounting
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