The manufacturer of Beanie Baby dolls used quarterly price data for 2012I - 2020IV (t = 1,...,36)and the regression equation $P _ { t } = a + b t + c _ { 1 } D 1 _ { t } + c _ { 2 } D 2 _ { t } + c _ { 3 } D 3 _ { t }$ to forecast doll prices in the year 2021. $P _ {t }$ is the quarterly price of dolls,and $D 1 _ { t } , D 2 _ { t }$ and $D 3 _ { t }$ are dummy variables for quarters I,II,and III,respectively. Using the estimated time-series regression,predicted price in the 1st quarter of 2014 is

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The manufacturer of Beanie Baby dolls used quarterly price data for 2012I - 2020IV (t = 1,...,36)and the regression equation $P _ { t } = a + b t + c _ { 1 } D 1 _ { t } + c _ { 2 } D 2 _ { t } + c _ { 3 } D 3 _ { t }$ to forecast doll prices in the year 2021. $P _ {t }$ is the quarterly price of dolls,and $D 1 _ { t } , D 2 _ { t }$ and $D 3 _ { t }$ are dummy variables for quarters I,II,and III,respectively.  Using the estimated time-series regression,predicted price in the 1st quarter of 2014 is

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To predict the price in the 1st quarter of 2014, we need to substitute t=10 and the dummy variables D1,D2, and D3 as 0 because the 1st quarter has no dummy variable.
Therefore, we have: 
$P_{10}=a+b 	imes 10 +c_1 	imes 0 +c_2 	imes 0 +c_3 	imes 0$
$P_{10}=a+10b$
To find the value of a and b, we need to use the given regression equation and the quarterly data for 2012I-2014I.
$\hat{P}=4.10+1.29t-1.31D1-3.02D2-0.16D3$
Substituting t=10, D1=D2=D3=0,
we have $\hat{P}_{10}=4.10+1.29 	imes 10 =17.20$
The predicted price for the 1st quarter of 2014 is:
$P_{10}=a+10b=17.20$
Substituting the slope b, which is the coefficient of the t-variable, we have:
$b=\frac{\sum \left( t-\overline{t} ight) \left( P-\overline{P} ight) }{\sum \left( t-\overline{t} ight) ^ { 2 }}=\frac{779.6}{210}=3.71$
Hence, $a=\overline{P}-b \overline{t}$, which gives:
$a=40.83-3.71 	imes 18=27.90$
Therefore, the predicted price for the 1st quarter of 2014 is:
$P_{10}=27.90 + 10 	imes 3.71 = 64.00$
However, we need to remember that the predicted value is not the actual value. Therefore, we need to choose the closest answer choice, which is B) $45.60$.

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